L.A. Times - College Football

UCLA vs. USC: Let's call it a bowl game!

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The local teams won't make it to the Rose Bowl or the BCS title game, so here's to Saturday's game when mediocre USC takes on middling UCLA.

The local teams won't make it to the Rose Bowl or the BCS title game, so here's to Saturday's game when mediocre USC takes on middling UCLA.

Bruins' 29-10 victory had Trojans eating words, and crow

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Inspired by USC quarterback Tim Green's prediction that the Trojans would administer a 'whipping,' UCLA dominated by forcing five turnovers, including three interceptions of Green passes.

Inspired by USC quarterback Tim Green's prediction that the Trojans would administer a 'whipping,' UCLA dominated by forcing five turnovers, including three interceptions of Green passes.

USC's Taylor Mays isn't among Thorpe Award finalists

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The senior safety, a 2008 finalist who'd hoped to win it this year, is not one of the three finalists for the award recognizing the nation's top defensive back.

The senior safety, a 2008 finalist who'd hoped to win it this year, is not one of the three finalists for the award recognizing the nation's top defensive back.

Bruins' 2006 upset of Trojans provides inspiration for seniors

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

UCLA hasn't beaten USC since that 13-9 win over a No. 2-ranked Trojans team, and running back Chane Moline says, 'I'd like to even things out.'

UCLA running back Chane Moline grew up in Orange County and knew exactly what the UCLA-USC rivalry was all about . . . until he played in it.

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer hired to defend BCS

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

He has defended war in Iraq and the prison at Guantanamo Bay but may be in for a much bigger fight after being hired to highlight the positive aspects of the beleaguered college football bowl system.

When your job was to present controversial policies such as the Iraq war, the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and No Child Left Behind in the most positive light, it's probably not asking too much for former presidential press secretary Ari Fleischer to defend the Bowl Championship Series.

Presenting L.A.'s NFL team

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:50:00 -0800

There are 53 players from USC and UCLA (38 Trojans, 15 Bruins) on NFL rosters. NFL reporter Sam Farmer selects the best at each position and comes up with a pretty solid pro lineup.

Offense

Trojans' and Bruins' connections with NFL run deep

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

A list of former USC and UCLA players who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame . . . and some other notables who aren't, at least not yet.

Hall pass

Decking the Hall with Bruins and Trojans

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

A rundown of the 37 players from UCLA and USC who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Thirty-seven players from UCLA and USC have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, enough for the Bruins and Trojans to warrant their own wing. Twenty-eight hail from USC, nine from UCLA. Here's an alphabetical list of the players, with selected key performances from the crosstown rivalry game:

There was an Oregon trail in the desert, but time erased it

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Arizona was clinging to a 31-24 lead when the Ducks started mounting a final drive in the final minutes. Wildcat fans poured out of the stands in anticipation of a victory that had not yet been won.

'Arizona was clinging to a 31-24 lead when the Ducks started mounting a final drive in the final minutes. Wildcat fans poured out of the stands in anticipation of a victory that had not yet been won.'

UCLA's bowl position would improve with win over USC

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Bruins would have a chance to play in the Poinsettia Bowl if either the Trojans or Arizona lose the final two games. A bid for an at-large game could be hard to get.

UCLA has one opportunity for a bowl game affiliated with the Pacific 10 Conference.