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Ben Howland, UCLA Land Top High School Product in Shabazz Muhammad

Friday, April 13th, 2012

When we last saw Ben Howland, the UCLA coach was coming off a season where his Bruins didn't even make the postseason and they had recently been slammed by a Sports Illustrated article that shed negative light on what Howland and the program were doing. He might not have erased ...

UCLA Coach Ben Howland: “There’s always going to be tough times that you have to fight your way through”

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Suspensions, injuries, departures, losses and an article in Sports Illustrated that delved into it all. That's pretty much what UCLA coach Ben Howland had to deal with this past season.  By season's end, Howland's team went 19-14 and didn't make the postseason. Despite it all, Howland says in the following interview ...

Reeves Nelson Fires Back, Disputing Incidents Portrayed in Sports Illustrated’s UCLA Article

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Last week, Sports Illustrated's George Dohrmann released a story in the magazine titled, "Not The UCLA Way." In it, it discusses the downward spiral of the highly touted Bruins basketball team and the reported role that former standout-turned-dismissed-player Reeves Nelson had in it. Nelson has fired back, hoping to restore his ...

Dan Guerrero Will Wait Before Making a Decision on Ben Howland

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Ben Howland is in his ninth year as Head Coach at UCLA. During his tenure with the Bruins, Howland has been incredibly successful. He has a dazzling 205-96 record, has recruited numerous McDonald’s All-Americans, has sent numerous players to the pros, and at one time led the Bruins to three ...

Rick Neuheisel: “You have to decide what your expectation level is and then meet that with the resources necessary.”

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

You'd think that coaching a football game after you'd already been fired would be awkward, yet it's not as if Rick Neuheisel is alone on this ship. Instead, he actually seems excited to coach in the Pac-12 Championship Game against Oregon on Saturday despite the fact he's already been told ...

Rick Neuheisel Hopes Reorganizing His Staff Will Bring Success

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Rick Neuheisel has had quite a struggle at his alma mater as he enters his fourth season as coach of the UCLA Bruins.  His first year, the Bruins were a miserable 4-8 team, then improved to 7-6, which was capped off with an EagleBank Bowl win over Temple for their first ...

The UCLA Bruins Have Flipped the Switch Right in Time for March

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

People around college basketball will tell you that teams want to be playing their best basketball in February and March as opposed to November and December. That’s good news for the UCLA Bruins. After getting off to a shaky 3-4 start in their first seven games, the Bruins have rallied ...

Arizona, Washington Square Off In Separation Weekend for Pac-10

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

The Pac-10 champion will not officially be determined this weekend, but the Arizona Wildcats could go a ways in separating themselves further from the pack. Or, as they square off with Washington for a second time, the pack could become a free-for-all with just two weeks left on the schedule. The ...

Rick Neuheisel Basks In Signature Win As Bruins’ Head Coach

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

What a difference two weeks makes for the UCLA Bruins football team. After two weeks, UCLA was 0-2 and looking punchless. Two weeks later, the Bruins are back at .500 with a pair of wins over top-25 teams under their belt. Their win against Houston at the Rose Bowl was ...

Norm Chow Believes Matt Leinart Will Succeed in NFL

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

The list of quarterbacks who honed their craft thanks to the offensive mind of Norm Chow is a who's who of Heisman Trophy winners and Pro Bowl selections. However, those two honors have never had any correlation for him. Steve Young didn't win a Heisman, but he is a Hall of ...