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Best to have a backup plan at QB

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

A month into the 2009 season, we've already seen some of the nation's best quarterbacks sidelined by injury, sending previously unknown backups into the fire. But how do you prepare a player for a situation you hope never happens?

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

John McKay Conference: USC rules

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

The John McKay Conference is a blend of scrappiness and can-do. And once again, USC rises to the top.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009

Pac-10 QBs need to know UCLA's No. 1

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

UCLA cornerback Alterraun Verner does it both on and off the field for the Bruins.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009

Neuheisel, Bruins optimistic about '09

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

UCLA doesn't know whether its defense is really good, the offense is not, or both. But spring is the time for optimism, and Bruins coach Rick Neuheisel has plenty of it.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2009

Breaking the huddle on conference cannibalism

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Big 12 Feeding Frenzy Starts Saturday It could be that the Big 12 Conference has arrived. The league that has belonged almost exclusively to Oklahoma ...

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Breaking the huddle on SEC defenses, schedule changes

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

League Of Extraordinary Defenders Teams on the West Coast always have loved to throw the ball. The Big 12 has become a treasure trove of quarterbacks ...

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Offensive questions won't stop USC from winning the Pac-10 -- again

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

After gazing into the crystal ball, Ivan Maisel reveals his five predictions for the Pac-10 in 2008.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2008

Return home gives Neuheisel chance for redemption

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Exile forced Rick Neuheisel to reflect about the kind of coach he had been. His return home to UCLA offers an opportunity for redemption.

Story | Conversation | August 17, 2008

Book excerpt: Why USC-UCLA is the most overrated rivalry

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Check out an excerpt from Ivan Maisel's new book, "The Maisel Report: College Football's Most Overrated and Underrated Players, Coaches, Teams, & Traditions."

Story | Conversation | August 15, 2008

Speed, athleticism required to combat fast-tempo offenses

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Fast-tempo offenses have sprinted ahead of the defenses and are changing the way defensive players coach and recruit.

Story | Conversation | August 08, 2008

Chow steers new Bruins QBs through spring test-drive

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

After spending the spring building UCLA's new offensive engine, Norm Chow's spring game test-drive focused on making modifications on the fly.

Story | Conversation | May 06, 2008

Unique essence of college football evident in Class of 2008

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

More recognizable names are among the 15 inductees to the College Football Hall of Fame for 2008, but Pat Fitzgerald and Don McPherson may be more representative of the true nature of the sport. It is the curious burden of the Hall to honor them all.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2008

Bruins' Cowan carted off with knee injury, Olson with broken bone in foot

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

UCLA quarterbacks Pat Cowan and Ben Olson are hurt again after struggling through injuries last season.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2008

Under center: Conference title games, coaching carousel

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...coaches among 32 NFL teams. Don Yee, whose coaching clients include Boston College's Jeff Jagodzinski (white), UCLA's Karl Dorrell (black) and Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Norm Chow (Asian), remains mystified that university administrators...

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Dorrell takes coaching staff instability in stride

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Karl Dorrell has watched assistants leave each season, but he's not letting the turnover rate get UCLA down.

Story | Conversation | March 01, 2007