Author Archives: David Woods

In his last home game of an embattled career, senior quarterback Drew Olson’s playing days at the Rose Bowl culminated with a game that placed him atop the UCLA record books. By throwing for 510 yards and five touchdowns against the Arizona State Sun Devils, he broke Cade McNown’s single season passing touchdown record with […]

Arizona State quarterback Rudy Carpenter knew he would be returning to his Southern California roots this season, but he never suspected he would be the starting quarterback when he did so. But that’s how it has played out. When starter Sam Keller went down in ASU’s loss to Stanford, Carpenter, a red-shirt freshman, became the […]

The much-maligned UCLA defensive line has been victimized throughout the season by previously unheralded running backs. The rush defense’s troubles reached a low point during the Arizona game, with the Wildcats’ senior running backs Mike Bell and Gilbert Harris rushing for a combined 266 yards and two touchdowns last Saturday. This weekend, they will have […]

Coming off their worst loss since losing 55-7 to Oregon State in 1999, the No. 14 Bruins are confident that they can take the lessons learned from their 38-point blowout loss to Pac-10 doormat Arizona and come ready to play against Arizona State this weekend. “They’ve bounced back many times before,” UCLA coach Karl Dorrell […]

When the No. 7 Bruins travel to Tucson, Ariz., to take on the Wildcats this weekend, they will be faced with the Pac-10’s third-ranked pass defense, which has already contended with such fearsome passing attacks as USC and Oregon. While the numbers indicate that Arizona is ranked behind UCLA and Cal in passing yards against, […]

Following in the footsteps of a truly great player is usually daunting, but junior men’s water polo goalie Will Didinger has taken it all in stride. More than that, he offers an “aw-shucks” shrug filled with that amiable personality. He can do it because he knows what he can do in the pool. Matt Swanson, […]

If the Bruins want to travel all the way to the national title, all they have to do is look at the path they traveled a year ago and take a few notes. And just like a year ago, UCLA must maneuver around Stanford ­to find its way to the championship. At the end of […]