Author Archives: David Woods

The UCLA football team will have a new defensive coordinator come spring practice, and judging from his comments, a new defensive philosophy as well. “We want to attack,” said DeWayne Walker, the newly hired coordinator, on Monday. “We want to have an aggressive, opportunistic and high energy defense. We have to take the football away […]

The reports of the demise of the UCLA running game may have been exaggerated. With junior running back Maurice Drew’s early entry into the NFL Draft, it appeared at first glance that there were bleak times ahead for UCLA football. Drew, a Heisman candidate at one point during the season, is the UCLA record holder […]

Dec. 30 will not only decide the winner of the Vitalis Sun Bowl match-up between the Northwestern Wildcats and the UCLA Bruins, it will also answer many questions about the Bruins and the state of their football program. Will the Bruins be able to finish a season strongly, something they have not been able to […]

It’s not everyday that a team takes the field and has to face a running back who is arguably the best player, not to mention the best running back, in the nation. But that’s exactly what the Bruins will do this Saturday when they face off against Reggie Bush and his cast of not-so unknowns […]

It is a rare close loss that doesn’t leave the loser asking, “What if?” In the case of last year’s USC-UCLA game, the what-ifs were plentiful. What if Reggie Bush hadn’t been whistled down on his fumble? What if the Bruins were able to come out strong defensively? But most important of all, what if […]

The UCLA-USC rivalry over the past six years has generally been as one-sided as a rivalry can get, with USC experiencing a run of dominance to the tune of six straight victories, including a 27-0 shutout in 2001. Last year’s game was an anomaly in the recent history of the rivalry, as USC had to […]

After having an atypically bad game against Arizona, UCLA’s offensive line bounced back against Arizona State last weekend, allowing only one late sack on quarterback Drew Olson, and opening up the Sun Devils’ defense enough for 150 yards rushing, eclipsing the previous week’s meager total of 85 yards. The main story of success, though, was […]