Author Archives: David Garcia

D.J. McCarthy always wanted to be a Bruin; he has just taken a slightly longer path to get here. McCarthy comes to UCLA with an impressive resume as the team’s new wide receivers coach, after spending the previous six seasons at Central Florida and Nevada. Having grown up in the L. A. area, the first-year […]

Just a season ago, the men’s cross country squad was full of young, inexperienced runners. Now, a year later, the team finds itself in the exact same position. The 2006 team comes into this season with a lot of potential and also many questions to be answered. Anchored by the nation’s fifth-best recruiting class, the […]

Ashley Caldwell finally had an injury-free year last season and became one of the nation’s top runners. Now, as a senior, Caldwell is primed to take the Bruins along with her. Caldwell headlines this season’s UCLA women’s cross country team, which looks to be much improved from last season when the Bruins failed to make […]

The Bruins talked all week of not overlooking the lowly Owls, whom they drubbed in their last match a season ago at the Rose Bowl. After Saturday’s contest, they will likely redouble their efforts not to take anyone lightly for the remainder of the season. UCLA had trouble putting away perennial division 1-A doormat Rice, […]

While the Bruins� pass protection looked up to par last weekend against Utah, the run game stalled, leaving questions about the offensive line�s ability to create space for the team�s running backs. Gaining just over 100 yards on the ground at an average of 2.6 yards per carry, head coach Karl Dorrell knows that he […]

All throughout training camp, Logan Paulsen had to think about the same question over and over again. How would he and the rest of the tight end corps replace a first-round draft pick that was the focal point of the team’s passing game? Last Saturday, Paulsen and company were finally able to answer that question […]

UCLA may be missing another defensive weapon this weekend against Utah as redshirt senior Eric McNeal may not be cleared to play due to academic reasons. McNeal received an incomplete grade for an upper division history course in spring quarter, which under the NCAA progress rule would make the linebacker ineligible until he receives a […]