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PASADENA “”mdash; Kevin Prince walked off the Rose Bowl field to a chorus of boos from UCLA fans late in the first quarter of UCLA’s 49-20 loss to Texas on Saturday.
For the first time in a long time, the redshirt junior was leaving the field on his own power without the aid of the training staff.
The running game has been key to UCLA’s success in nearly every game coach Rick Neuheisel has won since he changed to the pistol offense before the 2010 season.
Defensive coordinator Joe Tresey had trouble finding the coaching box in the team’s season opening loss to Houston.
Sam Strong, one of the Daily Bruin’s UCLA football beat writers, and Jon Gold of the LA Daily News have started a series of video blogs that will recap the prior week’s game and preview the upcoming week.
This week, the guys talk about an underwhelming 27-17 win over San Jose State and preview the team’s upcoming matchup with Texas at the Rose Bowl.
UCLA will be looking for its second win against Texas in as many years as they were able to dispose of the Longhorns last year in Austin, 34-12.
Hook ’em, Horns.
It’s one of the most identifiable catch phrases in college football, uttered by thousands of fans in burnt orange every Saturday in Austin, Texas.
The competition to be UCLA’s starting quarterback Saturday against Texas is still wide open, according to coach Rick Neuheisel.
Neuheisel maintains that both Kevin Prince and Richard Brehaut will be “ready” but doesn’t want to say too much and doesn’t feel the need to name a starter before the game.
Mack Brown, now in his 14th year at Texas, spoke with reporters Monday morning on the Big 12 coaches teleconference.
