http://www.realfootball365.com UCLA Bruins Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/12070 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/12070 UCLA senior safety Bret Lockett has been suspended and will miss the Bruins’ season opener against Tennessee. The reason for the suspension is an unspecified violation of academic rules. Redshirt freshman Glenn Love is believed to be his replacement for that game. Lockett will still be able to participate in fall practice and is slated to return for the Bruins' second game, a contest against... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) UCLA Bruins 2008-07-17T19:57:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/11849 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/11849 El Diamante High (Visalia, Calif.) offensive guard Greg Capella gave his verbal pledge to the Bruins on Monday for the ’09 class. Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals, the 6-foot-4, 326-pounder chose Westwood over UNLV, Fresno State, Cal, USC and Arizona, among others. Tim Hauck is credited as the primary. COMMENTARY: Capella is the second O-lineman to commit to UCLA; he follows tackle... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) UCLA Bruins 2008-07-01T17:58:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/11757 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/11757 Diablo Valley Community College (Pleasant Hill, Calif.) offensive tackle Donovan Edwards committed to UCLA on Monday for the ’09 class. Rivals lists Edwards’ vitals as 6-foot-5, 285 pounds, a 4.9-second 40 and a 3.5 GPA. Edwards chose Westwood, Calif., over San Diego State. Bob Palcic is credited as the primary. COMMENTARY: Not a bad class so far for new coach Rick Neuheisel, who now has... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) UCLA Bruins 2008-06-23T21:39:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/11360 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/11360 Los Osos High School quarterback Richard Brehaut gave his oral commitment to UCLA on Monday. The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native is Rivals' No. 9 pro-style quarterback in the nation. The four-star QB is 6-foot-3, 205 pounds and runs the 40 in 4.8 seconds. He chose Westwood over Utah, Washington State, Boise State, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Notre Dame, Oregon State, San Diego State... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) UCLA Bruins 2008-05-27T18:40:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/10370 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/10370 Despite his well-publicized baggage brought from Colorado and Washington, Rick Neuheisel is a great hire by UCLA to replace Karl Dorrell. Neuheisel, an alum who cut his coaching teeth under former Bruins head man Terry Donahue, is the only one UCLA could've hired that might put a little scare in the crosstown Trojan Empire. He's already made great choices in coordinators with the retention of... info@realfootball365.com (Hugo Guzman) UCLA Bruins 2008-02-02T05:56:46-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9919 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9919 At this point, it's evident that UCLA's victory over USC last season did a lot for Karl Dorrell and the Bruins on the recruiting trail. Right now, everyone from Scout to Rivals to smaller Web sites like NCAA Recruiting Scoop have UCLA in their top five in terms of 2008 team recruiting rankings (we're talking verbal commitments here). In fact, all of the sites seem to have the Bruins coming in... rousseauwrites@aol.com (Robert Rousseau) UCLA Bruins 2007-08-01T04:19:05-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9910 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9910 It's time for Ben Olson to show UCLA fans why he was once the most sought-after high school football player in the land. It has been a tough road for the redshirt junior. He started at BYU, and after a two-year Mormon mission transferred to UCLA. He was instantly crowned the savior of the program and was said to be the best quarterback at the school since Troy Aikman. Things haven't worked out... surflessinchicago@yahoo.com (Bob Wilson) UCLA Bruins 2007-07-25T04:11:24-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9853 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9853 UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell is on the hot seat. However, he's also one of those coaches who a lot of people think could really go places in the future. Dorrell's four-year UCLA record stands at 29-21. Bob Toledo -- the head coach before him -- put in a 25-22 mark in his final four seasons with the Bruins. Even the legendary Terry Donahue achieved less than Dorrell in his last four years with... rousseauwrites@aol.com (Robert Rousseau) UCLA Bruins 2007-06-05T04:13:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9749 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9749 Another 7-6 team, another head coach getting his contract extended. Once again, a major college football program has decided to extend the contract of a coach who barely finished the '06 season above .500. This time around it was UCLA Bruins head coach Karl Dorrell. He was given a one-year extension that keeps him in Los Angeles through 2011. Dorrell's Bruins had a subpar season but were able... info@realfootball365.com (Hugo Guzman) UCLA Bruins 2007-02-07T15:58:51-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9461 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9461 After last week's defensive lapse, it's hard to know how good the UCLA Bruins' defense really is. The unit entered the contest as the second-ranked defense in the nation, but gave up 20 first-quarter points to the Oregon Ducks and looked lost trying to stop the spread offense. In all UCLA surrendered a season-high 30 points and 404 yards in its second conference loss. This week's opponent, the... surflessinchicago@yahoo.com (Bob Wilson) UCLA Bruins 2006-10-19T04:04:20-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9435 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9435 Pat Cowan gets a second shot at leading the UCLA Bruins and may be just what the ailing offense needs. The 20-year-old sophomore lost the starting quarterback position to Ben Olson this summer, but the BYU transfer is out with a knee injury. Cowan came off the bench against Arizona firing. The Bruin offense has been criticized for its conservative approach all season, but the coaches allowed the... surflessinchicago@yahoo.com (Bob Wilson) UCLA Bruins 2006-10-11T04:17:44-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9411 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9411 Well, at least the Bruins have a defense this year. UCLA's offense continued its struggles in a 31-0 win over hapless Stanford. The score was very deceiving and the offensive production continues to get worse. Stanford entered the game with one of the worst defenses in the country, but UCLA's only first-half scoring came courtesy of a blocked punt that senior linebacker Eric McNeal ran in for a... surflessinchicago@yahoo.com (Bob Wilson) UCLA Bruins 2006-10-04T04:12:41-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9399 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9399 The UCLA Bruin offense took a big step backward last week in Seattle. After racing to a 16-0 second-quarter lead, the team managed only three more points in a 29-19 loss. Once again, conservative play and a lack of big gains were the cause of a poor offensive showing. Offensive coordinator Jim Svoboda needs to make some adjustments. He came out after the Rice game and admitted that his play... surflessinchicago@yahoo.com (Bob Wilson) UCLA Bruins 2006-09-28T04:14:19-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9371 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9371 The UCLA Bruins begin conference play this Saturday at Washington as a bit of an unknown. The passing game and new quarterback Ben Olson looked fantastic in the opener against Utah, but the run game struggled. Against Rice, Olson was out of rhythm the whole game and the air attack never got going. Although the offense had over 300 yards rushing, behind strong performances by Chris Markey and... surflessinchicago@yahoo.com (Bob Wilson) UCLA Bruins 2006-09-19T04:28:47-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9294 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/ucla/9294 UCLA's secondary expects a strong test from Utah this Saturday in the season opener. The Bruins will be facing the Utes' spread attack with two true freshman playing key backup roles. Thanks to an injury to nickel back Michael Norris, Alterraun Verner and Jeremy McGee will likely be the backup cornerbacks. Verner was expected to play some this week thanks to a head-turning summer, but McGee was... surflessinchicago@yahoo.com (Bob Wilson) UCLA Bruins 2006-09-01T04:40:39-05:00