Best to have a backup plan at QB
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comA 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, 2009John McKay Conference: USC rules
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comThe John McKay Conference is a blend of scrappiness and can-do. And once again, USC rises to the top.
Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009Pac-10 QBs need to know UCLA's No. 1
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comUCLA cornerback Alterraun Verner does it both on and off the field for the Bruins.
Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009Neuheisel, Bruins optimistic about '09
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comUCLA 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, 2009Breaking the huddle on conference cannibalism
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comBig 12 Feeding Frenzy Starts Saturday It could be that the Big 12 Conference has arrived. The league that has belonged almost exclusively to Oklahoma ...
Page | ConversationBreaking the huddle on SEC defenses, schedule changes
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comLeague 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 ...
Page | ConversationOffensive questions won't stop USC from winning the Pac-10 -- again
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comAfter gazing into the crystal ball, Ivan Maisel reveals his five predictions for the Pac-10 in 2008.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2008Return home gives Neuheisel chance for redemption
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comExile 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, 2008Book excerpt: Why USC-UCLA is the most overrated rivalry
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comCheck 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, 2008Speed, athleticism required to combat fast-tempo offenses
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comFast-tempo offenses have sprinted ahead of the defenses and are changing the way defensive players coach and recruit.
Story | Conversation | August 08, 2008Chow steers new Bruins QBs through spring test-drive
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comAfter 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, 2008Unique essence of college football evident in Class of 2008
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comMore 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, 2008Bruins' Cowan carted off with knee injury, Olson with broken bone in foot
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comUCLA quarterbacks Pat Cowan and Ben Olson are hurt again after struggling through injuries last season.
Story | Conversation | April 25, 2008Under 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...
Page | ConversationDorrell takes coaching staff instability in stride
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comKarl Dorrell has watched assistants leave each season, but he's not letting the turnover rate get UCLA down.
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