TUCSON, Ariz.—After being identified as Arizona’s X factor in the week leading up to Saturday night’s game, Ka’Deem Carey was disguised, not hidden from view.
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Football scouting report: Arizona
Offense: RB Ka’Deem Carey (Jr.) While Arizona lines up in the shotgun for a vast majority of its plays, the Wildcats field a running offense through and through, leaning on a junior work horse who has averaged 180 yards per game in his last 11 contests. With 1,929 yards on the ground last year, […]
Heating up: UCLA football heads to the desert for Arizona showdown
Little was left to the imagination during UCLA and Arizona’s previous two meetings on the football field. One October night in 2011, a hapless Arizona team explosively unraveled the veneer of mediocrity surrounding what had been a 3-3 UCLA squad. The Wildcats came into the nationally televised meeting losers of 10 straight games against Football […]
UCLA defense set on stopping Arizona RB Ka’deem Carey
Ka’Deem Carey isn’t an easy tackle. Seven different teams have learned the hard way that Arizona’s junior running back is capable of plowing through and running past even the toughest of run defenses. No matter the opponent, he has proven effective. Against a USC front that ranks No. 13 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in […]
UCLA football’s Devin Fuller, freshmen players come to fore
With short routes to Devin Fuller comprising a good portion of the Bruins’ offense during a troublesome late October, the wide receiver appeared unlikely to be the man who would awaken a deep passing game for UCLA. As fate and play design would have it, however, the sophomore became the playmaker who turned a rare […]
UCLA football thrilled over Damien Thigpen’s return
On Thursday, the UCLA football team reached a consensus: Redshirt senior running back Damien Thigpen was a force once again. In a team film review session, linebackers coach Jeff Ulbrich played a clip of the redshirt senior returning a kickoff that he wanted to rewind a few times for the Bruins to admire. Thigpen, who […]
Football Monday – Nov. 4
Every UCLA football Saturday, whether at the Rose Bowl or on the road, has so much more to it than a win or a loss. That’s why each postgame Monday, the Daily Bruin will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict for their performance. This week, we […]