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The search for Rick Neuheisel’s replacement and the new UCLA Bruins head coach has finally ended with Jim Mora Jr., according to a report by Chris Foster of the LA Times.

UCLA has reached an agreement to hire former Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks coach Jim L. Mora, according to a person familiar with the situation who is not authorized to speak on the subject. [...]

Although John Wooden has become synonymous with UCLA’s men’s basketball, the storied basketball program has had 11 other coach’s since the program began all the way back in 1919.

Interestingly enough Wooden himself, even coached the likes of Walt Hazzard and Larry Farmer who also make an appearance on UCLA’s all-time coaching list. Each coach had their own specific coaching style, [...]

1. OREGON- The league’s two-time defending champ is the Empire’s top ranked program in the North and favorite to be crowned the first Pac 12 king. The Ducks return 11 starters from a team that played for the national championship a year ago and finished with an overall record of 12-1. Chip Kelly lost two playmakers in [...]

Patterson’s Pio Vatuvei pledged a commitment to Lane Kiffin and the Trojans on Monday, increasing the current class size to ten. The 6’2, 235 pound defensive end echoed the same sentiment as others before him, stating that the opportunity to play football at USC is fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Vatuvei is a [...]

Finally, the #1 team in the nation did not lose as Oregon took care of business against USC. There are many big games with BCS positioning on the line so let’s get to it.

Record: 135-24

(Using BCS Standings) [...]

Last week was truly upset Saturday as many ranked teams took L’s. I don’t expect history to repeat itself, but there are many interesting games this week.
Record: 112-27
(Using BCS rankings)
Game Of The Week
#1 Oklahoma Sooners VS #11 Missouri Tigers
Missouri fans have been wondering why they’re not getting any respect. Well Missouri, here is your [...]

Living on the West Coast, and having followed Pac 10 football for more years than I want to remember (I go back to the days of the Pac 5), I will be submitting blogs about the Pac 10 and it’s various teams. To start out, here is a quick breakdown of each team and their chances of winning the Pac 10 title this year:

Arizona: This normally defensive [...]

Unwilling to to sit back and watch USC hoard all the media attention this summer, three incoming UCLA recruits were arrested for an on-campus incident.

The perpetrators were incoming freshmen Paul Richardson, Shaquille Richardson, and Josh Shirley. All three are facing felony theft charges, with two of the young men released on $20,000 bail[...]

The possibility of adding Norm Chow to the new coaching staff only escalated the excitement over the new hire. Combining an offensive wizard with a defensive genius, along with two of the top recruiters in the country, the future appeared BCS crystal clear. But Norm is still sleeping with the enemy, committed to UCLA, and [...]

San Diego, CA—The fans walked away quietly clutching their little stuffed Bears. Or may be they were strangling them.
It wasn’t just a loss to the Utah Utes, it was the way their team lost that was so unnerving.
Cal was out coached. Cal was inept in defending the pass. Cal was lucky the Utes had to [...]