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A day after pulling off "The Wall" - a UCLA tradition of skipping one practice during either spring football or bowl preparation - the Bruins defended their decision to skip practice Tuesday.

We always want an explanation, something on camera, on the record, that forever can be the sound byte for an incident like what happened in the final frenetic minute of USC's 28-7 victory against UCLA on Saturday at the Coliseum.

As most of the 'SC faithful here pay little attention to UCLA football until the game rolls around, I thought it might help you all to Know Yer Enemy a little bit better.

UCLA knew facing the No. 15-ranked defense in the country would present a daunting physical task.

UCLA fullback Chane Moline got the bulk of the carries in last Saturday's 23-13 victory over Arizona State, but the Bruins probably have to be a little more creative if they are going to beat USC for the first time since 2006.

The final UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl for the player known as "The Train" was as Shout-it-out dirty as he had always wished it would be: grass stains on the shoulders, sweaty handprints on his No.

UCLA is working on a full-house backfield. The Bruins have young legs in sophomore Derrick Coleman and freshmen Johnathan Franklin , Milton Knox and Damien Thigpen .

As the UCLA running back carousel continues to spin round and round, the young pups in the backfield at times biting off more than they can chew, Chane Moline seems to be the one constant.

It seems UCLA's 8-13 record under head coach Rick Neuheisel is not scaring away big-time recruits.

UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel spent the previous few Sundays trying to figure out what went wrong with his football team.

The names are being tossed around in a flurry, UCLA's excitable fans trying to make their mark on the offense.

LOOKING GOOD: UCLA has new hope of having a big-play receiver on the outside. That would be 6-foot-5 sophomore Nelson Rosario, who had seven catches for 111 yards against Washington.

While a freshman's viewpoint is usually from the bench, that wasn't necessarily the case with both UCLA and Washington on Saturday.

Can redshirt freshman quarterback Kevin Prince carry over momentum from a fine fourth quarter at Oregon State, wheren he helped the Bruins storm back with 16 points on 9-of-13 passing for 198 yards, tying the score before UCLA lost, 26-19? Will UCLA's running game make itself a viable piece of the offensive puzzle? Redshirt freshman Milton Knox is ...

Washington is going to see some of Milton Knox this Saturday, and if Knox can help solidify UCLA's so-far, so-shaky running game, Bruins fans could be seeing even more of the young running back.

UCLA's football team has topped 100 yards rushing only once in the last four games, getting 137 against California on the strength of starting tailback Johnathan Franklin .

All was well on the UCLA quarterback front Tuesday, or so went the pitch. The Bruins, trying to end a four-game losing streak, will use two quarterbacks this weekend, Kevin Prince as the starter and Richard Brehaut in a limited role, probably in the first half.

Well, the broken record we have been listening to for the past 3 weeks played itself again.

Chuck Bullough , UCLA's defensive coordinator, gathered the Bruins' senior players on defense after meetings Sunday to seek a solution.

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