Toward the end of the UCLA-Stanford game Sept. 11, neither team's starting quarterback was taking snaps anymore. Read more...
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September 12, 9:11 am
Extra Points: Bruins’ disastrous passing game needs to catch up with improved rushing attack
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September 11, 11:24 pm
*UPDATED: Stanford overwhelms UCLA 35-0 in Bruins’ home opener*
The UCLA football team came into its 2010 home opener against Stanford with a shopping list of things it hoped to improve after a narrow loss to Kansas State to start the season. Read more...
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UCLA redshirt sophomore tailback Johnathan Franklin was one of the lone bright spots for the UCLA offense Sept. 11 against Stanford at the Rose Bowl. Franklin carried the ball 11 times for a total of 73 yards.
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September 7, 1:14 am
Extra Points: Poor pass connections have set the tone early
There is such a thing as setting the tone in football, which could be considered the equivalent to setting the mood in romance.
You know what type of night it's going to be from the beginning.
So when the Bruins took on Kansas State Saturday afternoon and ran three consecutive pass plays to open the game "“ all of which were incomplete "“ the tone for UCLA was officially set.
Ineffective passing and catching were going to be the demise of the Bruins against the Wildcats.
Fast-forward to the final minutes of the game and what do you know: the Bruins have a chance to tie the game with a two-point conversion.
But ineffective passing and catching holds them back.
With a little over a minute left on the clock, UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince throws one of his few nice passes of the game, which lands in the arms of Ricky Marvray for a touchdown, bringing the Bruins to within two.
On the two-point conversion attempt, Prince rolls out right and throws a soft pass that clearly should have been caught by Taylor Embree. Read more...
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September 7, 12:57 am
Early-season jitters disrupt passing game
MANHATTAN, Kan. "“ When Morrell Presley dropped passes on the game's first two plays, maybe it was just early jitters. Read more...
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September 4, 9:59 pm
UCLA football falls to Kansas State, 31-22
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Bruins drop season opener on the road against Wildcats. Read more...
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September 4, 4:37 pm
Bruins fall 31-22 to Kansas State in season opener
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.
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August 31, 12:02 am
Football team is ready to begin season with improved, but still inconsistent, Brehaut
Throughout the first three weeks of fall practice, countless things have changed for the UCLA football team since the 2009 season. Read more...


