Thursday, August 13

In the news:

Offensive line coach heads to NFL

Offensive line coach Jim Colletto has been hired by the Detroit Lions to be their offensive line coach, it was announced Monday. Colletto, a UCLA graduate who came back to UCLA last season to coach the offensive line, jumped to the NFL after just one year with the Bruins. Read more...


New coach may yield same results

Forgive me for not getting too excited when I opened up my e-mail inbox a couple of nights ago to find a UCLA press release telling me that Jay Norvell was going to be the man to turn around the Bruin offense come August. Read more...



Afflalo, teammates struggle to produce

PALO ALTO “”mdash; As the first half progressed, it seemed as though Arron Afflalo would easily eclipse his point totals from his past two games. Nearly every time he put up a shot, it seemed as though the ball would find its way through the net. Read more...



Early lead vanishes quickly

PALO ALTO “”mdash; With UCLA up 37-20 against Stanford toward the end of the first half, it looked like the Bruins would cruise to their fifth consecutive victory. Read more...


Nebraska coach tapped to replace Svoboda

UCLA has hired Jay Norvell to replace Jim Svoboda as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the football team, it was announced Friday. Norvell has been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Nebraska for the last three years. Read more...