For defensive tackle Brian Price, the recent struggles the UCLA football team has gone through on defense can be summed up in two simple words: missed tackles. Read more...

Photo: Freshman cornerback Sheldon Price attempts to tackle Cal sophomore wide receiver Marvin Jones during Saturday's game at the Rose Bowl.

Coach Rick Neuheisel often verbally evaluates his team's energy after practice, but Tuesday he didn't really need to comment. Read more...

Photo: Wide receiver Taylor Embree catches the ball on Saturday against California. Embree currently leads the Bruins in catches, 21, and receiving yards, 286.

It took the UCLA football team as many weeks to stay undefeated as it did to fall to .500. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman tailback Johnathan Franklin recorded 101 yards rushing and two touchdowns in Saturday's 45-26 loss to California.

The UCLA football team's locker room was no place for headshakes or shoulder shrugs Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Cal running back Shane Vereen shakes off the UCLA defense in the second quarter of Saturday's football game at the Rose Bowl. Vereen finished with a game-high 154 yards on 17 carries, including one rushing touchdown. The sophomore from Valencia led a punishing Cal rush attack, which ran for a total of 289 yards.

It was a scene that has become all too common for the UCLA football team recently. Read more...

Photo: Wide receiver Taylor Embree lunges for a catch in Saturday's 45-26 loss at the hands of Cal. Embree finished the game with five catches for a total of 89 yards.

At the end of his postgame press conference, following the UCLA football team's deflating 45-26 loss to the California Golden Bears on Saturday at the Rose Bowl, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel gave an anecdote for the Bruins' season. Read more...

Photo: Rick Neuheisel echoed his season-long relentless optimism in Saturday's postgame press conference, assuring reporters that UCLA football has hope for the rest of the season.