It was during an early fall camp practice in an 11-on-11 scrimmage play when a Bruin defender had the misfortune of meeting redshirt sophomore fullback Nate Iese in open space. Iese caught the ball in the flat, ran forward and barreled over him, the defender’s body crumpling in Iese’s wake. A spectator, watching the play […]
Category Archives: Football
Reviewing ‘The Drive’: Episode 5
The fifth episode of “The Drive” opens with a curious line from the show’s narrator: “Going into the bye week there is no game, but still plenty of work to be done.” While this is true for UCLA football, “The Drive” apparently decided to just take the week off too. Last week, I wrote that […]
UCLA v. Arizona State: Bruin report card
Quarterbacks: A+ So Brett Hundley’s left elbow appears to be fine. The redshirt junior quarterback threw for over 300 yards for a school-record 13th time in his career as part of a 18-23, 355-yard four-touchdown effort. Hundley delivered some picture-perfect throws, including a beautiful deep ball to Jordan Payton that the junior receiver then took […]
Silencing doubts, Brett Hundley returns to field to knock out ASU
TEMPE, Ariz. – After he took a knee on the final snap of UCLA’s 62-27 win over Arizona State, Brett Hundley let it soak in. He turned around, placed the ball behind his back and bowed. Then, he turned slightly to the side, and bowed once more. He had, after all, earned it. “He played […]
Ishmael Adams drives home win over ASU with kickoff return, pick-six
TEMPE, Ariz. — The play started as a stroke of luck – an ounce of redemption. About 10 seconds later, it turned into game changer. Six minutes of game time after that, junior cornerback Ishmael Adams put the finishing touches on his masterpiece of a performance. After committing an ill-advised defensive holding penalty on a […]
Bo Knows: UCLA football gains new top rival in ASU
TEMPE, Ariz. — What is a rivalry anyhow? For UCLA, that word often conjures up images of red and yellow. The UCLA-USC rivalry is a big one, without a doubt. It’s perhaps the only rivalry in the nation featuring two nationally prominent programs from the same city. But those games have been relatively meaningless in […]
UCLA trounces ASU 62-27
Tempe, Ariz. – It was supposed to be a shoot-out. Turns out, UCLA just had too much firepower. Brett Hundley totaled over 400 yards of offense and junior cornerback Ishmael Adams had two returns for touchdowns as UCLA (4-0, 1-0) outscored Arizona State (3-1, 1-1) 45-10 over the final 43 minutes to rout the host […]