The prospect of passing out from exhaustion and pain hung constantly over Marcus Rios. Coming down with stuffy noses during his senior year of high school morphed into breathing almost exclusively through his mouth during football summer workouts. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore cornerback Marcus Rios fought off a serious infectious disease to return to the UCLA football team.
Facing the Pac-12’s elite –No. 2 Oregon and No. 6 Stanford—on each of the last two Saturdays produced a perfect storm of not quite good enough football for UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Y receiver Darius Bell and the Bruins look to rebound from two straight losses against Colorado.
North 1. Oregon Sitting at No. 2 in both the AP and BCS polls, the Ducks have separated themselves from the rest of the Pac-12 as the top tier of the conference. Read more...
OFFENSE: WR Paul Richardson (Jr.) In an anemic Colorado offense, junior wide receiver Paul Richardson is the muscle. After missing the entirety of the 2012 season with a knee injury, Richardson is back to terrorize Pac-12 defenses. Read more...
Alex Redmond enjoys inflicting pain on the football field. Coach Jim Mora said the right guard has a “mean streak” in him, a perfect trait for a guard. Read more...
Photo: Freshman offensive lineman Alex Redmond translated his success on the wrestling mat to dominance on the football field.
Not even a mother could love Noel Mazzone’s playcalling. UCLA’s offensive coordinator joked after Wednesday’s football practice that only his mom and dog currently like him at moment, presumably referring to the criticisms that figure to be leveled at the playcaller behind an offense that has scored 24 points in two weeks. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s playmakers like sophomore wide receiver Devin Fuller have been limited in recent weeks, hindered by the conservative playcalling of offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone.
On Tuesday, coach Jim Mora said he doesn’t like to divulge a lot of what takes place on the sidelines, but he did make one thing clear: Eric Kendricks did not want to come out of Saturday’s game. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquelle Evans was limited on Saturday against Oregon, as UCLA had just 64 passing yards.
