PASADENA – Last year’s win over Texas was the crowning achievement of the UCLA football team's season, a here’s-what-we-can-really-do message sent on national television by beating a college football powerhouse on its home turf. A year later, with home field reversed, the Longhorns delivered a message of their own: Last year was just an aberration. Texas delivered payback for the beatdown UCLA laid in Austin with a 49-20 drubbing at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Read more...
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September 18, 2:26 am
Texas avenges last year's loss as UCLA tries to recover from early upsets
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September 17, 7:14 pm
*UPDATED:* Defense struggles to hold up against Longhorns offense
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. Read more...
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September 15, 1:12 pm
Running backs Johnathan Franklin and Derrick Coleman not only bond as teammates, but also as friends
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. Read more...
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September 15, 1:00 pm
No more pain, just gains for Joseph Fauria as he makes a strong comeback on the field
Joseph Fauria got to enjoy only the dregs of games last season: garbage time. And for someone so tall, that was a quite a small role to play. Read more...
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Redshirt junior tight end Joseph Fauria is a great asset to UCLA’s ever-developing aerial attack. Despite limited playing time last year, he has stepped up this season, running for 110 yards against Houston.
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September 14, 12:06 am
Players to watch out for
Malcolm Brown "“ Freshman running back The bruising freshman back will look to use his 6-foot, 217-pound frame to the Longhorns' advantage on Saturday. Read more...
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The Texas Longhorns are not the same team UCLA faced last season. Junior quarterback Garrett Gilbert has been replaced by the tandem of sophomore Case McCoy and freshman David Ash, and freshman Malcolm Brown will be the starting running back. Take a closer look at how the team lines up on offense and defense below.
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September 13, 11:59 pm
Rick Neuheisel ends his home game tradition of speaking before and after matchups
UCLA held on for a 27-17 win over San Jose State on Saturday night, but there was still an empty feeling inside the Rose Bowl. The announced attendance of 42,685, well short of half the stadium's capacity, probably had something to do with that. Read more...
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Rick Neuheisel, pictured here just hours before last year’s victory over Texas, is under pressure to pick up another win at the Rose Bowl.
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September 13, 11:56 pm
A 2011 victory against Texas would mean more than 2010’s, help UCLA football reach its potential
There are a few things in particular that stick with me about last year's trip to Austin. Read more...