Author Archives: Sagar Parikh

The man has been at UCLA for six seasons. The man has played for three years for two different coaches. He is one of only three Bruins to win Pac-10 Player of the Week over the last three years. And he will be honored this Sunday as one of four seniors on Senior Day. The […]

When the Bruins return to Spaulding Field for the beginning of spring practice today, they may have trouble recognizing the coaches who instruct them on the field. That is because five new coaches are joining the men’s football coaching staff, and most of the starting positions are up for grabs as the new coaches acclimate […]

Two days after saying he would move fast to fill his latest vacancy, coach Karl Dorrell held true to his word by hiring John Wristen to overtake the special teams and tight ends position on Wednesday. Wristen was hired to replace Brian Schneider, who left the Bruins’ coaching staff on Monday for personal reasons and […]

Just when UCLA coach Karl Dorrell thought his coaching staff for next year had finally been solidified, he received notice Monday that special teams coach Brian Schneider would be leaving the program for personal reasons. Schneider had been on Dorrell’s staff since 2003 and had been recently hired to coach the tight ends in addition […]

UCLA had every reason to get blown out on Saturday. The Bruins committed 20 turnovers. They got heckled by the opposing fans. They got no calls down the stretch from the referees. And their two best players, Jordan Farmar and Arron Afflalo, had two of their worst games of the season. And they lost by […]

The shock waves that hit the UCLA football program when coach Tom Cable left abruptly for the NFL slightly subsided Tuesday as two new coaches were assigned to take over the positions vacated by Cable’s departure. UCLA quarterbacks coach Jim Svoboda was promoted to offensive coordinator, and Jim Colletto, who last coached with the Oakland […]

Ben Howland is just having a blast. During Saturday’s press conference after the victory over Arizona, Howland was laughing, and his face was glowing with pride as he talked about how well his players have played, and how they have battled back this season. Beating Arizona will do that to you, and doing it in […]