There is plenty of buzz around the UCLA-Washington State game this weekend. It just isn’t about UCLA. In a game that threatens to show the flaws of the much maligned Bowl Championship Series, No. 7 Washington State (9-2, 6-1 Pac-10) travels to the Rose Bowl this weekend in hopes of earning a Rose Bowl berth. […]
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Bruin game could send USC to Rose Bowl
Mike Price and Bob Toledo have a lot in common. They were both college quarterbacks. They both like to fish and golf. They both remind one of Santa Claus because of their joviality and body type. So you would think that Toledo would take a little advice from his good buddy. But not this week. Saturday UCLA (7-4, 4-3 […]
Team reflects on loss to USC
Redshirt freshman Tyler Ebell said last week that the game would hinge on turnovers. Being right was little consolation after the loss to the Trojans. “Yep, that was me,” Ebell said, confessing to the premonition. “Fifty-two to 21. That’s how big turnovers were.” UCLA fumbled seven times, losing four, while USC fumbled only once and […]
UCLA defense impotent against Palmer’s backflips
Ricky Manning hit Carson Palmer with his usual bravado, sending the Trojan quarterback into a backflip on the Bruin 1-yard line. It was the kind of contact that could take a player out of a game. But even one of UCLA’s few good hits on defense got thrown back in its face. “I was surprised […]
Rivalry: Palmer’s, Paus’ similar paths diverge
The bright lights of Los Angeles blur the stars where senior quarterbacks Cory Paus and Carson Palmer have spent the last five years ““ Paus at UCLA, Palmer at USC. Each shining brightly at moments, each radiating a disappointing dull glow at others. The sky is much clearer in Colorado where Paus and Palmer first […]
Rivalry: Game testing ground for standouts
The unlikely hero has become such a common facet of the UCLA-USC rivalry that he is no longer unlikely. “There is always a player that emerges in a game like this because of the emotion and excitement of the game. A guy ends up being a star player who hasn’t played much,” UCLA head coach […]
UCLA ready to tackle USC in Pac-10 rivalry
After three years of losing to USC, UCLA football head coach Bob Toledo has a little more sympathy for the Trojans’ eight straight losses from 1991-1998. “Now I know how bad it must have been,” Toledo said. “We’ve lost three, and I don’t like it at all. It will turn again sometime, hopefully this year.” […]