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UCLA kicker Chris Griffith has quite a selective memory. The fifth-year senior chooses to remember the misses, never the makes. He remembers, of course, the potential game-winning 50-yard field goal attempt last year against Oregon that fell short and wide right. The Bruins suffered their third straight final-minute loss. “He kicked the dirt first, but […]

When it's game time, the Bruins pull it together

Mike Saffer was sitting in math class Friday morning ““ painful enough. But when the senior offensive tackle took a routine deep breath and coughed, he experienced something even greater. “It was one of the sharpest pains I have ever felt in my life,” Saffer said. “It felt like somebody took a knife and stabbed […]

Tight end Mike Seidman makes it happen with six catches in 134 yards

SAN DIEGO “”mdash; Even after Saturday’s game, UCLA’s Mike Seidman was being sought out. Offensive coordinator Kelly Skipper made his way across the locker room, found his tight end all alone and connected with him. Skipper pointed to Seidman and nodded his head. “Good job,” he said. And Seidman smiled, realizing he was no longer […]