SB Nation Seattle - UCLA Bruins Dominate WSU Cougars In The Rose Bowl, 42-28https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48997/seattle-fave.png2010-10-02T18:37:45-07:00http://seattle.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14814152010-10-02T18:37:45-07:002010-10-02T18:37:45-07:00UCLA Bruins Dominate WSU Cougars In The Rose Bowl, 42-28
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<p>Los Angeles, CA (<a href="http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot/scores/final/recap.aspx?id=27768" target="_blank">Sports Network</a>) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38203/derrick-coleman">Derrick Coleman</a> ran for 185 yards and three touchdowns as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/ucla-bruins">UCLA Bruins</a> posted a 42-28 win over the Washington State Cougars in Pac-10 play at the Rose Bowl.</p>
<p>Coleman carried the ball 15 times for the Bruins (3-2, 1-1 Pac-10) as the team registered a hefty 437 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38186/johnathan-franklin">Johnathan Franklin</a> also had a strong day coming out of the backfield as he tallied a game-high 216 yards and scored once on 30 attempts. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77889/richard-brehaut">Richard Brehaut</a> converted 12-of-23 passes for 128 yards.</p>
<p>The Cougars (1-4, 0-2) were paced by <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78188/jeff-tuel">Jeff Tuel</a> who converted 20-of-37 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns, but he was also sacked five times which resulted in the team posting a mere 73 net rushing yards. James Montgomery accounted for 45 yards and two TDs on 12 rushing attempts in the team's third straight setback.</p>
<p>UCLA opened with a pair of touchdowns to take a 14-0 lead, thanks to a three- yard scoring run by Franklin and a one-yard effort by Coleman.</p>
<p>The Cougars countered with a nine-yard TD pass from Tuel to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78189/jeffrey-solomon">Jeffrey Solomon</a> to cut the deficit to 14-7 with 10:30 remaining in the first half.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9431/kai-forbath">Kai Forbath</a> got in on the action for the Bruins in the period as he knocked through field goals of 33 and 20 yards, pushing the UCLA advantage to 20-7 before Tuel combined with Dan Blackledge on an 18-yard WSU touchdown to make the score 20-14 at the break.</p>
<p>Washington State rebounded and moved out to a 28-20 advantage in the third when Montgomery hit the end zone on runs of three and one yards, but that was the end of the offense for the Cougars on the afternoon.</p>
<p>Coleman posted a pair of scoring runs of his own in the second half, putting up points on runs of one and four yards, while in between Brehaut tallied a one-yard TD run of his own to provide the Bruins with their 14-point margin of victory.</p>
<p>UCLA rolled up 565 yards of total offense and controlled the ball for nearly 35 minutes in the contest.</p>
https://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/10/2/1727010/ucla-bruins-washingon-state-cougars-recap-saturday-scoreBen Golliver2010-10-02T10:51:34-07:002010-10-02T10:51:34-07:00PREVIEW: Washington State Cougars At UCLA Bruins, College Football
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<p>FACTS & STATS: Site: Rose Bowl (91,500) -- Los Angeles, California. Television:FSN-PT. Home Record: Washington State 1-1, UCLA 1-1. Away Record: Washington State 0-2, UCLA 1-1. Neutral Record: Washington State 0-0, UCLA 0-0. Conference Record: Washington State 0-1, UCLA 0-1. Series Record: UCLA leads, 37-18-1.</p>
<p>GAME NOTES: The suddenly resurgent <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/ucla-bruins">UCLA Bruins</a> return home this weekend to entertain the Washington State Cougars in Pac-10 play at the Rose Bowl.</p>
<p>No team has had a bigger turnaround in the last two weeks than the Bruins, who have knocked off a pair of Top 25 opponents following an 0-2 start to the season. After upending then No.23 Houston on September 18th, UCLA pulled off a stunning upset with a convincing 34-12 victory at then No.7 Texas this past weekend. The Bruins' resiliency has been terrific and the team now has a great chance to move over .500 on the campaign.</p>
<p>The Cougars meanwhile, opened their Pac-10 slate over the weekend and were thrashed 50-16 by 18th-ranked USC. The loss was nothing new for WSU, which is now 1-18 in Pac-10 action under head coach Paul Wulff. Overall, WSU is just 1-3 on the campaign and it has been outscored by an average of 50-17 in the three setbacks.</p>
<p>As far as the all-time series is concerned, UCLA holds a 37-18-1 advantage over WSU and that includes a 43-7 triumph in last season's meeting.</p>
<p>The Cougars hung tough with USC in the first half, but managed just three points after the intermission of a 50-16 setback last weekend. An inability to run the ball once again hurt the offense, as WSU managed just 67 yards on 26 carries. The team is now averaging a meager 89.2 ypg on the ground and that simply isn't good enough to get the job done. QB <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78188/jeff-tuel">Jeff Tuel</a> though, has done well and he has passed for 922 yards with six TDs against four INTs. He did however throw three of those picks last weekend against USC, finishing with 222 yards and a score on 24-of-37 pass attempts. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38537/jared-karstetter">Jared Karstetter</a>, now fully healthy, hauled in eight balls for 87 yards and two TDs in the loss, giving him four scores of the year. He, however, ranks second in catches and receiving yards to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/114044/marquess-wilson">Marquess Wilson</a>, who has 20 receptions and 340 yards for the season.</p>
<p>WSU kept things close with USC for a little bit thanks to three turnovers forced by the defense. Aside from those takeaways, the Cougars were simply horrific on defense, as they failed to force a single punt. The unit allowed a whopping 613 total yards, including 285 on the ground. Poor defense has plagued WSU all season long, as the Cougars are surrendering 209.8 ypg on the ground and another 286.2 ypg through the air. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38519/tyree-toomer">Tyree Toomer</a> heads the defense with 26 stops for the campaign and that includes an eight-tackle effort last weekend.</p>
<p>The Bruins have adjusted to their new Pistol offense and scored 65 points in their last two games after being shutout by Stanford. The biggest improvement for UCLA has been its ground attack, which is averaging a healthy 218.8 ypg. Facing the No.2 run defense last weekend. the Bruins showed their stuff by gaining 264 yards and three TDs on the ground in an upset of Texas. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38186/johnathan-franklin">Johnathan Franklin</a> led the charge with 118 yards on 19 carries, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38203/derrick-coleman">Derrick Coleman</a> returned from injury to rush for 94 yards and a score on 16 carries. On the season, Franklin tops the roster with 409 yards and four TDs and he is averaging an hardy 5.9 yards per carry. QB <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38189/kevin-prince">Kevin Prince</a> adds 142 yards and three scores to the ground attack and he posted 50 yards and a TD versus Texas last weekend. Prince hasn't done much passing the ball, completing just 46.0 percent of his tosses with two TDs, so his mobility has been a real asset.</p>
<p>Despite surrendering 439 total yards, UCLA was able to keep Texas from making the big plays, while also recording five takeaways. The defense forced and recovered four fumbles and limited Texas to just 85 yards on the ground. It was a nice accomplishment for the Bruins, who are still allowing 179.2 rushing ypg. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9459/akeem-ayers">Akeem Ayers</a> had himself quite a game versus Texas, as he had six stops to go with an INT and a sack. He currently sits third on the team with 29 tackles, while ranking first with 5.5 TFLs, two sacks and a pair of INTs for the season.</p>
<p>The Bruins are on the rise and they should be able to run past a WSU club that is in line for another long season.</p>
<p>Sports Network Predicted Outcome: UCLA 40, Washington State 10</p>
https://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/10/2/1726347/washington-state-ucla-college-football-scoreBen Golliver2010-10-01T18:18:50-07:002010-10-01T18:18:50-07:00Kevin Prince Aggravates Knee Injury, May Not Play Against WSU
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<p><span class="caps">UCLA</span> Bruins quarterback <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38189/kevin-prince">Kevin Prince</a> has been dealing with a knee injury suffered against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a> last week, moving gingerly in practice all week. On Thursday, Prince aggravated that injury on his first play, putting his status for Saturday’s game against <span class="caps">WSU</span> in doubt.</p>
<p>ESPN’s Peter Yoon had the <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=5635271" target="new">report from practice in Westwood yesterday</a>.</p>
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<p>Coach Rick Neuheisel said he was going to wait until game time to decide if Prince or backup <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77889/richard-brehaut">Richard Brehaut</a> would start Saturday, but it’s looking more and more as if the odds are against Prince playing.</p>
<p>“The chances are diminished,” Neuheisel said. “But I’m not ruling him out yet.”</p>
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<p>As Yoon says, if Prince can’t go, sophomore Richard Brehaut will take the reins against <span class="caps">WSU</span>. Prince runs well for the Bruins and directs the <a href="http://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/10/1/1725522/wsu-cougars-ucla-bruins-pistol-formation" target="new"><span class="caps">UCLA</span> option attack well out of the pistol</a>. Without him, they’ll be missing an experienced starter that’s more of a rushing thread than Brehaut.</p>
https://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/10/1/1725527/ucla-bruins-kevin-prince-knee-injury-wsu-cougarsBrian Floyd2010-10-01T18:13:14-07:002010-10-01T18:13:14-07:00WSU Engages In Pistol Fight Against UCLA
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<p><span class="caps">WSU</span> unveiled a new wrinkle in their offense last weekend against <span class="caps">USC</span>: the pistol. Instead of the typical shotgun formation, the running back lines up directly behind the quarterback, allowing the offense to run either direction on the play.</p>
<p><span class="caps">UCLA</span> is quite familiar with this offense, installing their own version of it prior to the 2010 season. Bud Withers, of the Seattle Times, took a <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/cougars/2013052033_coug02.html" target="new">look at the pistol</a> and the popularity it’s gained in the college football world.</p>
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<p>The offense — with the quarterback in a short shotgun formation and the running back directly behind him — is, in Neuheisel’s words, just the veer from the gun.</p>
<p>All this is bad news for Washington State, which faces the Bruins on Saturday afternoon in the Rose Bowl. The Cougars will bring in the conference’s ninth-ranked rush defense (209.8 yards a game) to the game.</p>
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<p>As Withers says, the pistol <span class="caps">UCLA</span> runs is completely different from the version <span class="caps">WSU</span> showed last week. While the Cougs took it as an opportunity to pass, <span class="caps">UCLA</span> loves to run the option out of theirs. In fact, they only threw the ball nine times in their upset-win over Texas.</p>
<p>Get ready for a gun-fight Saturday at the Rose Bowl.</p>
https://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/10/1/1725522/wsu-cougars-ucla-bruins-pistol-formationBrian Floyd2010-10-01T18:01:28-07:002010-10-01T18:01:28-07:00CougCenter Looks At WSU Tackling Woes
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<p>The Cougars have been terrible at tackling this year, missing tackles left and right in the majority of their games. We know they’re not doing well, they know they’re not doing well, but the question is why.</p>
<p>At CougCenter, I examined that question and gave some insight on the Cougar defense’s tackling problems using some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-DJSKb79V8" target="new">video evidence</a>.</p>
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<p>On the run, you see all three factors of poor tackling at work. Players are well out of position as Havili hits the hole, cuts back and breaks into the second level. Later in the run, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38520/daniel-simmons">Daniel Simmons</a> drops his head while going in for the tackle, deciding to make a bee-line towards the stands for a hot-dog instead. He looked down and never touched Havili because of it. Finally, you see the confidence issue. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9733/chima-nwachukwu">Chima Nwachukwu</a> plays patty-cake with Havili down the sideline before throwing in the towel and taking <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78193/nolan-washington">Nolan Washington</a> out of the play.</p>
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<p>The Cougars spent the week <a href="http://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/9/29/1719729/wsu-cougars-ucla-bruins-tackling-practice" target="new">practicing with live-tackling</a> in an effort to find that killer instinct. We’ll see if it pays off this Saturday against <span class="caps">UCLA</span>.</p>
https://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/10/1/1725509/wsu-cougars-tackling-deone-bucannon-chima-nwachukwuBrian Floyd2010-09-29T13:41:02-07:002010-09-29T13:41:02-07:00CougCenter Previews The UCLA Bruins
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<p>As he does every week, CougCenter’s Craig Powers does an excellent job breaking down the opponent, focusing on the <span class="caps">UCLA</span> Bruins this week. The Bruins are coming in hot, taking down the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a> on the road last week behind a powerful rushing attack. Powers also looked at what it will take for <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/2010/9/29/1719204/opponent-preview-ucla-bruins" target="new"><span class="caps">WSU</span> to be competitive against the Bruins</a>.</p>
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<p>The Bruins are in trouble if…they get stuck in third and long. As I said above, they are among the worst in the country on obvious passing downs. If their running game is not picking up good chunks of yardage on first and second down, this offense will not be effective.</p>
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<p><span class="caps">UCLA</span> and Washington State kick it off Saturday at noon.</p>
<p><em>For more nuggets of wisdom about the Cougs, check out SB Nation’s <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com" target="new">CougCenter</a>.</em></p>
https://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/9/29/1720077/wsu-cougars-ucla-bruins-game-previewBrian Floyd2010-09-29T11:31:36-07:002010-09-29T11:31:36-07:00Hugh Millen: WSU A 'Big Sky' Team
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<p>The avalanche of negativity aimed at the Washington State football program continues this morning, with former Husky quarterback Hugh Millen calling WSU "a Big Sky team" on KJR.</p>
<p>Dawgman's Chris Fetter, giddy upon hearing Millen's words, <a href="http://twitter.com/Chris_Fetters/statuses/25905903043" target="_blank">parroted them on Twitter</a>.</p>
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<p class="bbpTweet">Hugh Millen just called <a rel="nofollow" class="tweet-url hashtag" title="#WSU" href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23WSU">#WSU</a> a 'Big Sky team'. <a rel="nofollow" class="tweet-url hashtag" title="#kjr950am" href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23kjr950am">#kjr950am</a><span class="timestamp"><a href="http://twitter.com/Chris_Fetters/statuses/25905903043" title="Wed Sep 29 18:15:27 +0000 2010">less than a minute ago</a> via web</span><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/Chris_Fetters"><img src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/1102538061/JohnCarew100_normal.jpg"></a><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/Chris_Fetters">Chris Fetters</a></strong><br>Chris_Fetters</span></span></p>
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<p>10 years ago, Washington State was embarking on a string of successes the program has never seen before. Today, the Cougs find themselves the laughing stock of the BCS. It's a rough time to be a Cougar.</p>
https://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/9/29/1719793/hugh-millen-wsu-cougars-big-sky-teamBrian Floyd2010-09-29T10:58:01-07:002010-09-29T10:58:01-07:00WSU Has Hard-Hitting Tuesday Practice
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<p>In light of the poor tackling on Saturday, Washington State has gone back to the basics, ramping up the hitting and tackling in practice in an effort to clean up some of the mistakes. While practices during the season are usually lighter on full-contact hitting, the Cougars took the training wheels off yesterday and went at it in live-tackling drills.</p>
<p>Vince Grippi, of the Spokesman-Review, <a href="http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sportslink/2010/sep/28/wsu-turns-hitting-practice/" target="new">reported on the sights and sounds from Pullman yesterday</a>.</p>
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<p>As for Tuesday’s practice, for the first time I can remember, the team sessions featuring the backups running the opposition schemes against the Cougars’ first team was a live drill, meaning other than quarterbacks, the tackling was full go. And it was fierce at times, with the pads popping and every great tackle or block praised to the hilt.</p>
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<p>The Cougars absolutely have to shore up their tackling this season, and they need to do it in a hurry.</p>
<p>Washington State takes on <span class="caps">UCLA</span> at the Rose Bowl this Saturday at 12 p.m.</p>
https://seattle.sbnation.com/washington-st-cougars/2010/9/29/1719729/wsu-cougars-ucla-bruins-tackling-practiceBrian Floyd