Author Archives: Daniel Miller

This summer, I grappled with the direction of my writing, determined to push things forward. My internalized struggle was a gut check ““ it’s time to put down the Pop Rocks and RC Cola, take off my Von Dutch hat, mute Fear Factor, and deal with my artistic burden. In this sense, I empathize with […]

NORMAN, Okla. “”mdash; The wind wasn’t whipping down the plains in Oklahoma “”mdash; Antonio Perkins and the Oklahoma Sooners were doing the whipping in their record-setting 59-24 victory over UCLA in front of a record-setting 83,317 people at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Perkins, a junior cornerback, set two NCAA records Saturday as he […]

The Pac-10 has a reputation to live up to. West Coast offense. Keyshawn Johnson. Freddie Mitchell. Teyo Johnson. Simply put, the Pac-10 is known for quarterbacks who like to throw the ball and receivers who like to catch it. This year it’s no different. “Definitely the Pac-10 lives up to its reputations as a pass-happy […]

This much is clear: On the offensive side of the ball UCLA has their work cut out for themselves. But special teams ““ that’s a different story, as that unit was the difference in the Bruins’ 6-3 victory over Illinois Saturday night. Whether it was junior inside linebacker Tim Warfield recovering a fumbled punt return, […]

BOULDER, CO.””mdash;The UCLA football team answered several questions in its season-opening 16-14 loss to Colorado Saturday before 48,584 at Folsom Field””mdash;questions that have hung in the air all summer. It’s just that first-year head coach Karl Dorrell and the rest of the Bruins are not happy with some of the answers. While the Bruins proved […]

The football players love UCLA’s new head strength and conditioning coach E.J. “Doc” Kreis. There is probably no better job endorsement than that. “He is a great man; he is the best,” sophomore tailback Tyler Ebell said. However, what Ebell also noted was very telling about Kreis’ work ethic and methods. “You can’t complain about […]

FULLERTON “”mdash; It was 84 degrees at 10 a.m on Saturday, Aug. 16, and the UCLA football team was heating up. Literally and figuratively. Fall camp began Saturday under a scorching sun at Titan Stadium on the Cal State Fullerton campus, with players practicing in shells. On Sunday, Aug. 17, the players began practicing in […]