This season, UCLA men’s basketball revolves around Moses Brown. The 7-foot-2-inch freshman center will be a mismatch for most of the teams on the Bruins’ schedule. That much was obvious after he posted 19 points and 17 rebounds – seven offensive – against Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday. The question now is what else UCLA […]
Author Archives: Hanson Wang
Football addresses shortcomings in play leading up to last three games of season
An appearance in the Pac-12 championship game later this month is still possible for UCLA football, but that’s not the chief motivation for the Bruins. The day-to-day grind – especially after coach Chip Kelly counted 12 missed tackles and six dropped passes against Oregon on Saturday – is more pressing. “Improving, growing on the field, […]
Chip Kelly works around multiple injuries, looks to improve tackle game
UCLA lists true freshman Elijah Wade as the primary backup at one of its outside linebacker positions. The backup at the other spot? Also Elijah Wade. Wade didn’t duplicate himself, but his position epitomizes one of the biggest problems coach Chip Kelly has had to face in his first year in Westwood – injuries, especially […]
UCLA football sinks back to early-season woes in 41-10 fall to Utah
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 12:07 a.m. Friday was a step back for UCLA in every facet of the game. The Bruins (2-6, 2-3 Pac-12) only managed 291 total yards and gave up 325 yards on the ground. They lost the turnover battle and committed several costly penalties. The result was a 41-10 […]
Football lags behind with double-digit deficit at halftime against Utah
In its chance to take command of the Pac-12 South, UCLA looked unprepared. The Bruins went three-and-out on their first possession and committed a fair-catch interference penalty on the ensuing punt. After their defense held Utah to a punt, redshirt safety senior Adarius Pickett muffed the kick, giving the ball back to the Utes. Not […]
Wang’s Word: UCLA’s in the running but quarterbacks can’t hang with Pac-12 leaders
Nowadays, it doesn’t take much to be in contention for the Pac-12 South title. The first-place team has never won the division before, the second-place team’s top two quarterbacks are hurt and the third-place team’s best player by far is injured indefinitely. Then there’s UCLA, which began the season with its worst start since 1943 […]
Turnovers have been turning around UCLA football’s losing streak
Quentin Lake snagged his first career interception early in the first quarter against Arizona on Saturday. Once the sophomore free safety returned to the sideline, a hint of urgency crept into his roommate, Elijah Gates. “I was on the sideline after Lake got his pick, and I’m just talking to him and (sophomore cornerback) Darnay […]