PASADENA "”mdash; The UCLA defense sang one loud redemption song Saturday night on the Rose Bowl field. The defensive front set the tone with a vastly improved performance from a week ago, accompanied in the background by a secondary that wouldn't let California's big-play receivers make their plays. As for the solo? Read more...
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Redshirt junior defensive end Damien Holmes makes a tackle in the Bruin’s victory over the Golden Bears last Saturday evening.
PASADENA "”mdash; Kevin Prince’s injury history is well documented. He missed seven games a season ago with a knee injury, he broke his jaw during a game in 2009 and he has missed time this season with a sprained shoulder. That being the case, most would have thought coach Rick Neuheisel’s game plan for UCLA’s 31-14 win over California Saturday at the Rose Bowl was insane. “I told him I want 100 (rushing) yards,” Neuheisel said of his redshirt junior quarterback. Read more...
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Though throwing for only 92 yards on Saturday, redshirt junior quarterback Kevin Prince had a break out game on the ground with 19 carries for 163 yards, making him the game’s leading rusher.
PASADENA "“ Order me a McTriple, side of Rice. Sound familiar? It shouldn't. Ravaged by injuries, suspensions and sprinkles of mediocrity, this UCLA program found new ingredients. Read more...
Although the Bruins lead the overall "Battles of the UC" by 18 games since 2007, UCLA has been playing like the little brother as of late. The Bruins (3-4, 2-2 Pac-12) have lost three straight to the Golden Bears (4-3, 1-3), meaning many players on the UCLA team have yet to find success against their big brother from the north. Read more...
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Redshirt junior quarterback Kevin Prince will be given an opportunity to lead the Bruins to victory and break their three-game losing streak to Cal in this weekend’s homecoming game.
Two-sport athletes are common in high school. The soccer player with the golden toe gets recruited to kick for the football team, a quarterback with a big arm goes to the baseball team and the wide receiver with freak athleticism gives the hardwood a try. Read more...
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Senior placekicker Tyler Gonzalez was added to the UCLA football team’s roster to fill in for injured redshirt freshman kicker Kip Smith despite having only one year of high school experience.
They usually spend their days practicing as Beavers, Cougars, Wildcats or whoever the UCLA coaching staff is scheming against that week. On the days they get to be Bruins, wide receivers Jerry Rice Jr. and Devin Lucien put on their blue and gold jerseys but take them off without breaking a sweat. Read more...
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Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jerry Rice Jr. hasn’t seen any snaps this season thus far, but with the depleted wide receiver corps caused by suspensions after the brawl with Arizona, he will see playing time against Cal this weekend at the homecoming game.
A few days after writing a column comparing Rick Neuheisel to the McDonald's McRib, I decided it was time to expand my culinary and journalistic horizons. So it was that I found myself in an establishment where sport and sandwich truly coalesce. Read more...
