MANHATTAN, Kan. "”mdash; Faced with a golden chance to snag a season-opening road victory in front of a packed house, the UCLA football team dropped the ball. Quite literally, in fact. Read more...

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UCLA wide receiver Nelson Rosario (83) watches as a pass falls incomplete in the third quarter of the Sept. 4 game against Kansas State. Wildcats defensive back Terrance Sweeney was flagged for pass interference on the play, and the drive resulted in a 35-yard Kai Forbath field goal that cut the Bruins’ deficit to one.

Some college football teams like to open their seasons by feasting on inferior opponents. Read more...

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Saturday at Kansas State
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder took the Wildcats from cellar-dweller to national powerhouse in the 1990s and came back in 2009 to try and do it again. Senior running back Daniel Thomas (8) had more than 1,500 all-purpose yards for the Wildcats in 2009, including 115 yards against the Bruins at the Rose Bowl. (Credit: Kansas State Athletics)

It's no secret that UCLA quarterbacks haven't been able to stay healthy in recent years, so Rick Neuheisel set out to fix that by beefing up his offensive line. Four-star recruits Xavier Su'a-Filo and Stanley Hasiak came to Westwood in 2009 and were supposed to ensure that those lining up under center would be safe for years to come. Read more...

It's all a numbers game for the UCLA rushing attack. First, the sobering digits: The Bruins finished 94th in the country in rushing yards last season, and ended up tied for 106th in touchdowns on the ground. Read more...

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Junior Derrick Coleman is one of the Bruins’ veteran running backs this season. Coleman finished the 2009 season with 244 yards and a touchdown.