UCLA replacing Steven Manfro after fumbles
It was an open audition at UCLAs practice Tuesday. Anyone with the proper skill set was getting a look as punt returner.
Catching the ball was Scene 1.
The Bruins have had problems with punt returns. Steven Manfro has muffed a punt in the last two games, setting up touchdowns by the opponents.
He has just had a couple games where it hasnt gone well, Mora said. I feel for his psyche...
Hundley rallies Bruins past Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Noel Mazzone bestowed a special title on Brett Hundley on the Tuesday before UCLA's road game at Arizona State.
"I told him, 'Brett, I think today's the day,'" the Bruins offensive coordinator said. "You're the starting quarterback. I'm anointing you."
"It was kind of weird," said, Hundley, who has owned that...
Hundley comes up big in UCLA's comeback
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Noel Mazzone bestowed a special title on Brett Hundley on the Tuesday before UCLA's road game at Arizona State.
"I told him, 'Brett, I think today's the day,'" the Bruins offensive coordinator said. "You're the starting quarterback. I'm anointing you."
"It was kind of weird," said, Hundley, who has owned that...
Hundley, strong D help Bruins rebound
Brett Hundley passed for 183 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 68 yards and another score, and UCLA's defense largely shut down Utah in a 21-14 victory Saturday.
Johnathan Franklin rushed for 79 yards and a TD for the Bruins (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12), who bounced back solidly from a blowout loss to California that knocked them out of the Top 25 last weekend.
Shaq Evans caught...
Hundley, Franklin lead UCLA past Utah
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Anderson, the son of former UCLA receiver Flipper Anderson, had nine catches for 70 yards for the Utes, who have never won at the Rose Bowl. Utah is off to another winless start in Pac-12 play after starting 0-4 last year before a strong finish.
Utah got its only points of the first three quarters when Ryan Lacy recovered a muffed punt return by UCLA'...
UCLA to experiment with new play-calling method
It's all in the cards.
UCLA will experiment with placards, featuring random illustrations, to signal in plays and formations.
Oregon pioneered the technique.
"If it can help us with our substitution, speed up our operation on offense, then we're going to do it," UCLA Coach Jim Mora said.
Mora added that there have not been problems in that area, but "we...
Pac-12 South Division: Six Breakout Players to Watch in 2012
Today we complete our two-part series on the Pac-12's top breakout players to watch in 2012. Below is a list of under-the-radar players in the South division who figure to become household names this fall:
USC – Lamar Dawson – LB
Dawson arrived at USC in 2011 as a highly-touted recruit from Boyle County High School in Junction City, Kentucky. He was widely regarded...
Five Observations from the UCLA Football 2012 Spring Scrimmage
This weekend’s spring scrimmage offered Bruin alumni and fans an opportunity to see the progress made by the team since last fall. If Saturday's event at the Rose Bowl is any indication, fans should expect to see a significantly improved offense in 2012 from the revamped Bruins.
The scrimmage was not actually a game, but rather a collection of situations presented to the...
Red shirt freshman Manfro highlights UCLA's first scrimmage
LOS ANGELES - The crowd noise blasted over the loudspeakers at Spaulding Field on Saturday afternoon.
As the noise of the speakers dimmed, noise from the real crowd sang out.
"Manfro! Manfro!" came from the UCLA fans in attendance sitting just beyond the west endzone.
Manfro. As in UCLA redshirt freshman running back Steven Manfro.
"He's had a lot of buzz...
UCLA QB competition has no clear favorite
UCLA Coach Jim Mora said he'd like to have the quarterback competition narrowed down by the third week of spring practice.
That's a week away, but through Thursday's practice, the Bruins' fifth this spring, Kevin Prince, Richard Brehaut, Brett Hundley and Jerry Neuheisel have been splitting snaps fairly evenly with the first team during team periods, making it hard...
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