It happens like this every year. The countdown to college football ends with the first snap at the Rose Bowl, weeks before UCLA students’ summers end. Read more...

Between the three of them, they have three career starts. To the three of them, that means nothing. For UCLA’s projected starting linebackers, Reggie Carter, Christian Taylor and Aaron Whittington, this Saturday’s performance against Utah is the only thing worth caring about. Read more...

Any football fan can tell you that the game is won at the line of scrimmage. The recent dominance of USC probably had less to do with its Heisman candidates at the skill positions and more to do with an offensive line that kept its quarterback and running backs from getting crushed, and a defensive line that consistently decimated its opposition. Read more...

Even a 10-2 season doesn’t buy UCLA any respect. Heading into Saturday’s game against Utah, UCLA has felt the backhand of the national polls, not even receiving votes in the Associated Press poll. Read more...

“Alright, I’m ready, let’s get started.” Ben Olson, in his typical boisterous-yet-easy tone, was ready to start his interview. It was the answer to just one of a constellation of questions and implications facing the young man who has been anointed as the “˜left-handed John Elway’ and the “˜savior of UCLA football’, as well as several other hyperbolic, kitschy titles. Read more...

The decision had been expected for weeks, and on Monday afternoon, it was finally confirmed. Coach Karl Dorrell named redshirt sophomore Ben Olson the starting quarterback for UCLA’s season opener against Utah. Read more...

Fumbled snaps, small holes, sacked quarterbacks and even a partially blocked kick. The offensive line’s performance endured all of these miscues, showing all the signs of a unit still struggling to find its identity before the start of the season. Read more...