PASADENA “”mdash; A postgame handshake and embrace with UCLA coach Karl Dorrell. A joke and a shared smile with Drew Olson and other former Bruin teammates. And with them, the disappearance of a week’s worth of speculation and over-dramatization of Matt Moore’s return to face his former team on a field he once called home. […]
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Focus is on win, not opposing QB
As if upholding a No. 8 national ranking and preserving a perfect record didn’t exert enough pressure on UCLA heading into this Saturday’s game, the Bruins have had to deal with the distraction of homecoming week as well. That is, the homecoming of former teammate and current Oregon State starting quarterback Matt Moore. When the […]
Getting his kicks in
He’s not sure what possessed him to do it, but Justin Medlock vividly remembers the day during his sophomore year in high school when he went to the football field for the very first time, teed up a ball, and kicked a 45-yard field goal straight through the uprights. “When I made it, I was […]
Football team at its best in the clutch
Over the last three weeks, UCLA has proven it knows how to finish a football game in dramatic fashion. Starting a game, however, has been anything but stylish. In UCLA’s last three games, the team has fallen behind by at least 10 or more points in the first half, trailing Washington by 10, California by […]
Olson doesn’t crack under the pressure
PULLMAN, Wash. “”mdash; While UCLA coach Karl Dorrell was lukewarm about the idea, Bruin quarterback Drew Olson doesn’t want any nicknames for his newfound late-game success. But at the rate the senior quarterback is engineering late-game drives, he might not be able to fend off the monikers for much longer. Shuffled in the dramatic ending […]
An unlikely source of motivation
PULLMAN, Wash. “”mdash; After yet another poor first-half performance, UCLA’s defensive players limped into the locker room at halftime Saturday expecting to be chewed out. The person they saw waiting for them inside to deliver the scolding, however, was quite unexpected. UCLA offensive coordinator Tom Cable, having just seen Washington State put up 28 points […]
Despite success, coach concerned
It’s not what the Bruins do in the red zone that UCLA offensive coordiantor Tom Cable is concerned about. The Bruins are among the best teams in the country punching it in for touchdowns when they get the chance. It’s getting to the red zone, or inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, that Cable wants to […]