Author Archives: David Woods

For many Bruin fans, the final minutes of Saturday’s 30-20 loss to Oregon were puzzling. With four minutes to go and down by 17, the Bruins punted on fourth down, giving the impression that they were giving up on coming back. When they recovered the punt off of a muffed catch by the Oregon punt […]

FOOTBALL Saturday, 12:30 p.m. v. Oregon Eugene, Ore. It is the first step into a gauntlet. Beginning this Saturday, the UCLA football team embarks on a schedule that will lead it into games against No. 18 Oregon, No. 9 Notre Dame, a tough Washington State team and No. 10 California. At 4-1 already, the Bruins […]

If the UCLA football team could have taken a poll of things they didn’t want to have happen this year, somewhere near the top of the list would be quarterback Ben Olson getting hurt. Sometimes no amount of wanting is going to keep something from happening. Olson got hurt, and the Bruins are left with […]

In Saturday’s 27-7 win over Arizona, UCLA redshirt junior cornerback Trey Brown was all over the place, dealing out big hits and providing pass coverage that created general disruption around the field. Just what you’d expect out of one of the experienced veterans on the UCLA defense. “Trey has been solid all season long,” coach […]

I was a lot more creative when I was 8, just judging by what you’re going to be reading about in the next 600 or so words. When I was 8, I was actually able to think of things to do with my time, an ability which has been sorely lacking in recent years (and […]

He is 6 feet 3 inches, 237 pounds and runs 40 meters in 4.5 seconds. He is one of the starting defensive ends on a team that is third in the nation in total defense and has put terror into opposing offensive tackles with his game-breaking speed off the snap. He has recorded 3.5 sacks […]

The strength of the UCLA football team so far this year has been the defense. That has been a surprise. The strength of this defense has been its line. That would have been almost unthinkable before the season began. Senior defensive end Justin Hickman has been a big part of the defensive resurgence. Leading the […]