Author Archives: Sagar Parikh

For a defense that has had its share of struggles this season, one of the areas that has been a disappointment has been the linebacker position. At the beginning of the season, the three seniors making up the position, Justin London, Spencer Havner and Wesley Walker, were supposed to be the glue of the defense. […]

I must admit straight off the bat that I am very jealous of this year’s freshmen. Not only do they get to take general education classes and eat Puzzles at 2 a.m., they get to be part of the most excitement that has surrounded the football and basketball teams in quite a while. The UCLA […]

Down 52-7 in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s blowout loss against Arizona, UCLA junior running back Maurice Drew was escorted off the field, grabbing his right knee in pain. Logic would suggest that a normal football player would sit out the rest of the game with the score seemingly out of hand. But Drew is […]

Not even a career effort by UCLA senior tight end Marcedes Lewis could save the Bruins on Saturday. Lewis, UCLA’s leading receiver, caught a career-high 11 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns, but the Bruins sputtered on offense, amassing just 328 total yards. “Whatever I did doesn’t matter,” Lewis said. “Our offense was just […]

The No. 7 Bruins are beginning to take on a role to which they are not accustomed at this point in the season. They have suddenly become the team that everyone is gunning for. Entering Saturday’s game against Arizona, the Bruins (8-0, 5-0 Pac-10) are favored by 9 1/2 points in the game, and are […]

For all the success the Bruins’ nationally ranked offense is having, the aspect of the offense that has been getting the least attention is the offensive line. Led by seniors Robert Cleary and Ed Blanton, the Bruins had only allowed a total of 12 sacks through seven games, which ranked fourth in the Pac-10. Last […]

Prior to the season, UCLA tight end Marcedes Lewis’ stated goal for his senior year was 1,000 receiving yards. When the comment was made, people gasped. Lewis only had 832 career receiving yards in his first three years. Lewis knew, however, that when he made that prediction, he meant it. “I knew the hard work […]