Author Archives: David Woods

One week ago Saturday the sky was falling. Nationally derided Washington handled UCLA 29-19 in Seattle, and UCLA’s offense looked anemic enough that the 10-point margin would have seemed insurmountable at any point, let alone in the fourth quarter. Everyone pointed to the red-zone offensive play-calling as the reason for the loss. With one week […]

It wasn’t the type of epic setup normally associated with UCLA and Stanford water polo matches. UCLA came into the game with a loss to USC and a solid, if unspectacular, 5-1 record, good for a ranking of third in the nation. The Cardinal were coming off of a stunning 11-10 loss to previously unheralded […]

If there were ever a time for the Bruins to right their offensive woes, it would be this weekend. The Stanford Cardinal comes into the Rose Bowl on Saturday having allowed an average of 476.2 yards per game and 39 points per game. After a loss to San Jose State and a crushing defeat by […]

Utah. Rice. Washington. Stanford. Arizona. It isn’t exactly a lineup of world-beaters that the Bruins planned on facing through their first five games. The UCLA football team was hoping to go 5-0 through those games, heading into the tougher middle of the season against teams such as Oregon and Notre Dame with some momentum and […]

In the wake of Saturday’s unexpected 29-19 loss to Washington (3-1), the UCLA football team has undergone some serious second-guessing of its offensive play-calling. In the game at Seattle, the Bruins could not convert touchdowns in the red zone. Out of five red-zone opportunities, UCLA scored three field goals, and one touchdown, and had one […]

From the time he was 8 years old, Alterraun Verner was destined to be a Bruin. At a UCLA youth football camp nine years ago, Verner wowed the coaches and administrators with his athleticism, work ethic and talent. An 8-year-old at the time, Verner was also a year under the minimum age for the camp. […]

SEATTLE – The Bruins were dominant. All throughout the first quarter, UCLA marched up the field, cleverly mixing running plays and passing plays to get to the red zone. UCLA outgained Washington 146 to four. But all they had to show for their three trips to the red zone was 13 points. Behind a curious […]