Author Archives: David Woods

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 […]

So far, there’s been little criticism of the job new UCLA defensive line coach Todd Howard has done. What little has come has been from an unlikely source: Howard’s former boss on the defensive line with the Jacksonville Jaguars. “Ray Hamilton called me after the first game and the first thing he said was, “˜How […]

What was a forgettable day for the UCLA football team as a whole was a career day for junior running back Chris Markey. In the Bruins’ 26-16 victory over Rice on Saturday, Markey rushed for a career-high 208 yards on 23 carries. Although he did not score a touchdown, it was his legs, along with […]

Last year, when Rice rolled into the Rose Bowl, it was an option team facing off against a UCLA squad that was fresh off a comfortable victory over a Mountain West team, San Diego State. This year, Rice has a spread offense, but the rest remains the same. And if the 63-21 UCLA blowout last […]

Sophomore linebacker John Hale went into fall camp as one of the starting outside linebackers. Because of a suspension from the first game of the season, Hale lost his starting spot to Aaron Whittington. Although Hale is back for Saturday�s game against Rice and has been practicing with the team throughout the suspension, he will […]

His first seven passes, all completions for first downs, whispered it. His perfectly placed touchdown pass to Marcus Everett in the fourth quarter made it plain. His final totals of 318 yards and three touchdowns screamed it. Yes, Ben Olson is good. Very good. The redshirt sophomore quarterback, whom many expected to have a rusty […]

Any football fan can tell you that the game is won at the line of scrimmage. The recent dominance of USC probably had less to do with its Heisman candidates at the skill positions and more to do with an offensive line that kept its quarterback and running backs from getting crushed, and a defensive […]