Seven minutes and 12 seconds away from the team’s single biggest victory of the season, UCLA self-destructed and gave Saturday’s game away. The Bruins simply didn’t finish a game they should have won, and that’s something they’re going to have to learn to do if they want to salvage the season. “We were up 42-31, […]
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Football: Dorrell happy with week of practice
Not all practices are created equal. And for UCLA coach Karl Dorrell, that’s been a good thing this week. In spite of the heavy rain and the disappointing loss to California last Saturday, the Bruin coach is very happy with what he has seen from his team leading up to Saturday’s game at Arizona State. […]
Football: UCLA looks to get back on track
Five games left. Five games separating UCLA from its destiny. Five games to determine whether or not the months of hard work and effort will be deemed truly worthwhile. And so it begins tomorrow, as the Bruins travel to face No. 21 Arizona State, perched atop the precipice of a season that could turn out […]
Football: Bruins analyze reasons for Cal loss
When UCLA coach Karl Dorrell looked back at the tape from Saturday’s 45-28 loss to No. 7 California, it became pretty clear to the Bruin coach why his team lost the game. And he put it on the line. “The difference in the game was the control of the line of scrimmage on both sides […]
Football: Unbearable: Cal claws its way past UCLA
BERKELEY “”mdash; There are countless storylines that can be taken from a football game. But Saturday, with California’s 45-28 victory over UCLA, only one thing seemed to matter. TheNo. 8 Bears were the better football team, certainly on that day, and they did the things necessary to prove it. Though the Bruins were perhaps a […]
Football: Bruins to face an angry Cal squad
It’s one thing to be good. It’s something else entirely to be good and mad. That’s the kind of situation the UCLA football team will encounter Saturday when it travels to Berkeley to face No. 8 California. The Bears (3-1, 1-1 Pac-10) are a very good team, maybe even a great team, coming off a […]
Football: Freshman adds power to offense
UCLA’s two-headed monster at tailback may have just sprouted a new head. In Saturday’s 37-17 victory over Arizona, true freshman Chris Markey made his mark on the Bruin backfield, rushing the ball six times for 32 yards and a late touchdown. “Playing all my life, all I wanted to do was get in the game,” […]