Bret Lockett News

Let's start this week's clips with our football Rhodes Scholar Chris Joseph . Congratulations Chris and thanks for putting an emphatic "Student" in Student-Athlete. Coach Neuheisel was interviewed Monday night ...

Not only did former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell's recruiting moves and inability to develop depth on the offensive line impact this season's team, but some key personnel decisions also put the Bruins in a bind.

After spending the first month of the season searching for an all-important nickel defensive back, a staple of UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker's philosophy, Tony Dye settled into the position nicely.

Faced with a third-and-7 and knowing a first down would clinch a win, Stanford elected to do what it did throughout the afternoon - run the ball.

With a new coach, quarterback, and an astounding 53 freshmen, no one expected miracles from the 2008 UCLA football team.

Senior Bret Lockett held on to his starting strong safety spot, but UCLA defensive coordinator De- Wayne Walker said Glenn Love also will play Saturday against Stanford.

The good news for Terrence Austin is he hasn't had a headache since Saturday night.

UCLA didn't seem too bothered for once by a trip to a hostile land. This time, it just didn't handle the grind of a nip-and-tuck game.

There was no blatant finger-pointer, but heads dropped, hushed words were mumbled and feelings of helplessness and hopelessness filled UCLA's sideline.

No. 9 USC, which will host No. 23 Oregon at the Coliseum, and unranked UCLA, which will host Washington State at the Rose Bowl, will both try to rebound from disappointing losses on Saturday and the key for ...

Averaging just more than 10 tackles per game, UCLA senior safety Bret Lockett leads the Pacific-10 Conference in that category and has been solid against the run this season.

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After UCLA strong safety Bret Lockett hit Fresno State tailback Ryan Mathews along the Bulldogs' sideline midway through the second quarter of the Bruins' 36-31 loss Saturday at the Rose Bowl, there was plenty ...

Thrilling returns, blocked kicks, long touchdowns, controversial coaching decisions and a few nail-biting fourth down plays created an exciting, if not well-executed, afternoon at the Rose Bowl.

As a junior at Dorsey High, Rahim Moore remembers hitting an opponent so hard he knocked him out.

The ear-drum splitting pulses of noise from a tripped fire alarm at the Rose Bowl cut into UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel's postgame locker room speech.

Four touchdowns. In scoreboard terms, the UCLA defense played four touchdowns better this week.

UCLA goes into its Sept. 13 game against BYU as a two-touchdown underdog in part because of injuries to three key players.

With senior Bret Lockett back from his one-game suspension and starting at strong safety, UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker opened the competition at free safety.

Rick Neuheisel's UCLA coaching career is one game old, but he knows about past roller coaster rides the program experienced, the big wins followed by colossal losses.