UCLA
Bruins
Sept. 1
UCLA 27 ... Tennessee 24
OT
A wild finish ended when Tennessee PK Daniel Lincoln missed a 34-yard field goal
in overtime after UCLA's Kai Forbath nailed a 42-yards on the Bruins'
possession. Both offenses struggled through most of the game with UCLA getting
its first touchdown on a blocked punt for a touchdown from Sean Westgate, while
Tennessee picked off Kevin Craft four times with Nevin McKenzie returning a pick
61 yards for a touchdown with 23 seconds left in the first half. And then the
quarterbacks got hot in the final eight minutes with UCLA marching 70 yards in
nine plays with Ryan Moya catching a three-yard touchdown pass for a three-point
UCLA lead with 27 seconds to play. But Tennessee would come back with Daniel
Lincoln nailing a 47-yard field goal to force overtime.
Player of the game:
UCLA QB Kevin Craft completed 25 of 43 passes for 269 yards and a touchdown with
four interceptions
Stat Leaders: Tennessee - Passing: Jonathan Crompton,
19-41, 189 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Arian Foster, 13-96. Receiving: Gerald Jones, 4-40
UCLA - Passing: Kevin Craft, 25-43, 269 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: Raymond Carter, 15-14, 1 TD. Receiving: Ryan Moya, 7-6,5,
1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
The key will be to keep the
emotion of the win over Tennessee and carry it into the key date with BYU two
weeks later. The team needs to get healthy, but too many key players are going
down. The other big issue is the running game, which was non-existent against
the Volunteers. This is going to be a work in progress, and although this was a
big win that'll get the fan base and the program fired up, there will be plenty
of ups and downs with so many injuries and so many holes.
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2008 UCLA Preview
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2007 UCLA Season
2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 6-6
2008 Record: 1-0
Sept. 1 Tennessee W
27-24 OT
Sept. 6 OPEN DATE
Sept. 13 at BYU
Sept. 20 Arizona
Sept. 27 Fresno State
Oct. 4 Washington State
Oct. 11 at Oregon
Oct. 18 Stanford
Oct. 25 at California
Nov. 1 OPEN DATE
Nov. 8 Oregon State
Nov. 15 at Washington
Nov. 22 OPEN DATE
Nov. 28 at Arizona State
Dec. 6 USC |
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2007 Schedule
CFN Prediction:
10-2
2007 Record:
6-7
Sept. 1
at Stanford
W 45-17
Sept. 8
BYU
W 27-17
Sept. 15
at Utah
L 44-6
Sept. 22
Washington
W 44-31
Sept. 29
at Oregon St W 40-14
Oct. 6
Notre Dame
L 20-6
Oct. 20
California
W 30-21
Oct. 27
at Wash
State
L 27-7
Nov. 3
at Arizona
L 34-27
Nov. 10
Arizona State
L 24-20
Nov. 24
Oregon
W 16-0
Dec. 1
at USC L 24-7
Las Vegas Bowl
Dec. 22 BYU L 17-16 |
2008
Recruiting Class
Star of the Class
Rahim Moore
DB 6-2, 185 Los Angeles, CA (Dorsey)
SuperPrep All-American. Scout.com first-team All-American. EA Sports
third-team All-American. Rated No. 4 defensive back nationally by
SuperPrep. SuperPrep Far West Defensive Player of the Year. Ranked
No. 4 player in his region (California/Hawaii/Nevada) by SuperPrep.
Earned five stars from Scout.com. Ranked No. 2 nationally and No. 1
in the West and in California at safety by Scout.com. Rated No. 4
player in California by Scout.com. Ranked No. 32 player nationally
by Scout.com. PrepStar Dream Team selection. Rated No. 33 prospect
nationally by PrepStar. Ranked No. 9 safety by ESPN. L.A. Times
All-Star team at defensive back. Played in Army All-Star Game.
Helped Dorsey reach City Section semifinals. Can play cornerback or
safety. Made 112 tackles, six interceptions, 10 deflections and
three fumble recoveries as a senior. Also played receiver, making 15
catches for 339 yards and six touchdowns. As a junior, recorded 100
tackles and seven interceptions. Made 89 tackles and eight
interceptions in 2005.
Potential Instant Impact Players
Kevin Craft, QB 6-4 220 Valley Center, CA
Named first-team
All-America/California and State Offensive Player of the Year by JC
Athletic Bureau - California Community College Football Coaches
Assn. Named California Region IV Offensive Player of the Year by JC
Athletic Bureau. Earned five stars from Scout.com, one of just five
quarterbacks, high school or junior college, with that rating. Rated
No. 1 junior college quarterback nationally by Scout.com. Craft has
two seasons of eligibility remaining. In 2007, he completed 313 for
511 passes (61.3%) for 4,231 yards, 44 touchdowns and 10
interceptions. Led his team to a 10-3 record.
Jeff Locke P/PK 6-1, 185 Glendale, AZ (Mountain Ridge)
Parade All-American. EA Sports first-team All-American. Scout.com
first-team All-American. Ranked No. 1 kicker by ESPN. PrepStar
All-American. SuperPrep All-American. Ranked No. 5 player in Arizona
by SuperPrep. Selected for Under Armour All-America Game. Earned
four stars from Scout.com. Ranked No. 1 nationally at punter by
Scout.com. Rated No. 11 player in Arizona by Scout.com. As a senior,
he made 11 field goals, including a long of 63 yards, did not miss a
PAT and put 87 percent (47 of 54) of his kick-offs into the end zone
as a junior. He also averaged 43.3 yards per punt - with a long of
71 yards - and has a superb hang time. As a junior, he made all
seven of his field goals and averaged 43 yards per punt.
Rest of the
Class
| Jeff Baca |
OL |
6-4, 280 |
Mission Viejo, CA
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| Connor Bradford
|
OL |
6-5, 270 |
Palmdale, CA |
| Donovan Carter |
LB |
6-1, 227 |
Lake Balboa, CA
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| Derrick Coleman
|
RB |
6-0, 218 |
Fullerton, CA |
| Nick Crissman |
QB |
6-3, 193 |
Huntington Beach, CA
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| Aundre Dean |
RB |
6-1, 210 |
Katy, TX |
| Anthony Dye |
DB |
5-11, 185 |
Corona, CA |
| Johnathan Franklin
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ATH |
5-10, 181 |
Los Angeles, CA
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| Cory Harkey |
TE |
6-4, 240 |
Chino Hills, CA
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| Aaron Hester |
DB |
6-0, 180 |
Compton, CA |
| Damien Holmes |
DE |
6-3, 250 |
Colton, CA |
| Jerry Johnson |
WR |
6-3, 187 |
Venice, CA |
| Datone Jones |
DE |
6-5, 250 |
Compton, CA |
| Milton Knox |
RB |
5-9, 200 |
Lake Balboa, CA
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| Patrick Larimore
|
LB |
6-3, 230 |
Newhall, CA |
| Jeff Locke |
P/PK |
6-1, 185 |
Glendale, AZ |
| Rahim Moore |
DB |
6-2, 185 |
Los Angeles, CA
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| Antwon Moutra |
WR |
6-3, 187 |
Culver City, CA
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| Kevin Prince |
QB |
6-2, 185 |
Encino, CA |
| Nelson Rosario |
WR |
6-4, 202 |
Oceanside, CA |
| Sean Westgate |
LB |
5-11, 205 |
Oak Park, CA |
| E.J. Woods |
DB |
6-1, 205 |
Culver City, CA
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2007 Recap
Recap:
With 20 starters back from a team that beat USC a year ago, the
Bruins 6-7 mark qualified them as one of the biggest underachievers
of the year, costing Karl Dorrell his job. Although injuries to
quarterbacks certainly played a part in UCLA’s disappointing
results, the program often missed its mark even when either Ben
Olson or Patrick Cowan was healthy. The Bruins did finish over .500
in Pac-10 play, feasting on the bottom of the league, and catching
Oregon State and Oregon at opportune times in the season.
Offensive Player of the Year: WR Brandon Breazell
Defensive Player of the Year: DE Bruce Davis
Biggest Surprise: Very little made sense around Westwood this
season. On Oct. 20, the Bruins rebounded from an inexcusable loss
to Notre Dame to hand No. 10 Cal its second straight loss. UCLA got
a big day from RB Kahlil Bell and a 76-yard pick six from CB
Alterraun Verner as the Bears drove for the win that qualified as
the play of the year for the Bruins.
Biggest Disappointment: On national television, UCLA had the
indignity of becoming Notre Dame’s first victim on Oct. 6. In an
utterly hideous performance that began the Bruins’ headaches at
quarterback, they managed just 140 yards and two field goals,
committing more turnovers than points scored with freshman walk-on
McLeod Bethel-Thompson calling signals.
Looking Ahead: It’s the dawn of a new day at UCLA, as former
quarterback and assistant Rick Neuheisel replaces Dorrell. Although
he’s had success at this level before, he’s also inheriting a roster
that’ll be missing a ton of last year’s regulars. If Neuheisel can
get Olson to finally max out his potential, he’ll be off to a nice
start in his return to the Pac-10.
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