Author Archives: Sagar Parikh

After three opportunities within Stanford’s 35-yard line before halftime, the Bruins’ offense had scored zero points. Quarterback Ben Olson could only think of one thing. “Not again, this can’t be happening,” Olson said. “We were moving the ball exceptionally between the 20-yard lines, but after that, I just don’t know what happened.” But unlike last […]

There were myriad lost opportunities in UCLA’s loss to Washington last Saturday, but to defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker, there was one missed opportunity that especially stood out: cornerback Rodney Van’s missed tackle against wide receiver Quintin Daniels on third down and 11 late in the second quarter. The costly missed tackle kept the Huskies’ drive […]

Entering the season, he did not have an enviable task. He was joining a defense that finished 113th out of 119 NCAA teams in total defense; his three starting linebackers ““ Spencer Havner, Wesley Walker and Justin London ““ were all graduating. Although most would look poorly at his position, new linebackers coach Chuck Bullough […]

SEATTLE – In 2005, there were the losses to Arizona and USC. Both were blowouts, and UCLA was thoroughly outplayed. Saturday against the Huskies, the Bruins suffered a much worse feeling. They were the better football team, and they gave the game away. “That’s why I am so pissed,” junior Shannon Tevaga said. “We had […]

If you look at UCLA�s 2006 football schedule there is one name that requires a double take. It�s not Notre Dame, the perennial football powerhouse, but Rice, the small university in Houston with an undergraduate enrollment of 2,988 students, making it the smallest university in Division 1-A competition. A break from UCLA�s traditionally strong nonconference […]

When the slew of UCLA�s experienced wide receivers is mentioned, the last name to come up is redshirt senior Matt Willis. That�s because, despite being older than other seniors Joe Cowan, Andrew Baumgartner and Junior Taylor, and being in his fifth year of school, Willis is only beginning his second year as a member of […]

Winning breeds success. That mantra applies not only on the football field, but in the case of UCLA football this season, in the ticket office as well. Coming off a 10-2 season in which the Bruins won a bowl game for the first time in three years, season ticket sales as well as sponsorships are […]