Ethan Garbers goes into season as UCLA’s unquestioned quarterback and team leader
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethan Garbers goes into season as UCLA’s unquestioned quarterback and team leader

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — For the second straight season, Ethan Garbers is UCLA’s starting quarterback for its opener. “I think it helps when the other 10 guys are looking at you in the huddle and you’re confident.” The fifth-year senior played in 11 games and made six starts last season. DeShaun Foster, who makes his debut as UCLA’s coach on Saturday, said Garbers’ persistence in the face of adversity has earned him the respect of everyone involved in the program. “Just having a veteran quarterback, someone that’s been here that has played in big games, and a backup that has been here for awhile is huge,” Foster said.

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Ethan Garbers rallies UCLA to 20-13 victory over Fresno State in season finale
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethan Garbers rallies UCLA to 20-13 victory over Fresno State in season finale

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The senior passed for 289 yards, including a touchdown on his final attempt, as the Bruins rallied for a 20-13 victory over Fresno State at the Rose Bowl. We had a few ups and downs, but my guys are very resilient, continued to play hard and …

USC overcomes early miscues to defeat rival UCLA and become bowl eligible
3 months, 3 weeks ago

USC overcomes early miscues to defeat rival UCLA and become bowl eligible

LA Times  

Their goals were long gone. The script was mostly penned again ahead of Saturday’s crosstown rivalry game with UCLA as the flu wreaked havoc on the Trojans’ locker room, robbing USC of more than two dozen players for practice. “So, we healed them all, baby.” But until late Saturday, when USC escaped the cold rain of the Rose Bowl with …

Ethan Garbers leads UCLA to first Big Ten win with career-best game at Rutgers
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethan Garbers leads UCLA to first Big Ten win with career-best game at Rutgers

LA Times  

No matter what happens over his final few college games, Ethan Garbers always can remember this glorious afternoon. “It felt great, I’m not gonna lie,” Garbers said after completing 32 of 38 passes for career highs in yards and touchdowns to go with a career-best 49-yard touchdown run that revealed his sneaky athleticism for the sold-out crowd of 53,726. After …

Ethan Garbers returns to practice, but will he start for UCLA against Minnesota?
5 months, 1 week ago

Ethan Garbers returns to practice, but will he start for UCLA against Minnesota?

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers throws a pass during the first half of the Sept. 28 game against Oregon in Pasadena. Ethan Garbers returned to practice Monday evening after a weeklong absence, though the UCLA quarterback showed lingering effects from the injury that kept him out of the Bruins’ loss to Penn State last weekend. UCLA coach DeShaun Foster suggested after …

Will Ethan Garbers play for UCLA vs. Penn State? ‘He’s going to try’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Ethan Garbers play for UCLA vs. Penn State? ‘He’s going to try’

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers shows his frustration after dropping a snap and then falling on the ball in the second quarter of Saturday’s loss to Oregon at the Rose Bowl. UCLA coach DeShaun Foster said that Garbers, who was sidelined for the final nine minutes of the Bruins’ loss to Oregon last weekend with an unspecified injury, told him that …

Familiar problems haunt UCLA during lopsided late night loss to No. 8 Oregon
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Familiar problems haunt UCLA during lopsided late night loss to No. 8 Oregon

LA Times  

UCLA fans who gave up and went to bed should consider themselves the smart ones. Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon sacks UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers in the second quarter at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday. “You know, it’s hard to play quarterback when you’re not upright,” Foster said, “so he’s a tough kid and he’s trying to find …

UCLA vs. Hawaii takeaways: What’s going on with Ethan Garbers?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UCLA vs. Hawaii takeaways: What’s going on with Ethan Garbers?

LA Times  

Milling about outside UCLA’s locker room, sweat trickling from his forehead after a scorching afternoon in the Hawaiian sun, Martin Jarmond stopped briefly near a group of reporters to put an upbeat spin on a stickier-than-expected victory. “Do you know what the best part of going 1-0 is?” the Bruins athletic director asked. But this team will have to play …

UCLA’s offensive line vows not to let other teams feast on quarterback Ethan Garbers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UCLA’s offensive line vows not to let other teams feast on quarterback Ethan Garbers

LA Times  

UCLA’s offensive line has spent the offseason preparing to do a better job protecting quarterback Ethan Garbers, who was knocked out of two games last season. UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers went out to dinner with his starting offensive line Sunday at a barbecue joint in Santa Monica. 1 goal.” It might help that even with three returning starters, UCLA’s offensive …

Ethan Garbers rallies UCLA to 35-22 victory over Boise State in LA Bowl
1 year, 2 months ago

Ethan Garbers rallies UCLA to 35-22 victory over Boise State in LA Bowl

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The junior quarterback told coach Chip Kelly that he did not feel well enough to start Saturday’s LA Bowl against Boise State, but when Collin Schlee was injured during the third quarter with the Bruins trailing, Garbers knew he had to come into the game. Garbers …

Ethan Garbers proves he has the ‘it’ factor, delivering UCLA to LA Bowl win
1 year, 3 months ago

Ethan Garbers proves he has the ‘it’ factor, delivering UCLA to LA Bowl win

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers celebrates with his teammates after leading the Bruins to a 35-22 comeback win over Boise State in the LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium on Saturday night. Despite injuries and inconsistent play on offense throughout the season, the redshirt junior led the Bruins to their first bowl win since 2015 with a triumphant second half Saturday, entering …

Two UCLA quarterbacks were injured as the Bruins unraveled during a loss at Arizona
1 year, 4 months ago

Two UCLA quarterbacks were injured as the Bruins unraveled during a loss at Arizona

LA Times  

Arizona linebacker Jacob Manu sacks UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers during the second half of the Bruins’ 27-10 loss on Saturday night. “I told them it stings and it hurts,” UCLA coach Chip Kelly said, “and it stings and it hurts because they put so much into it.” UCLA finished the game with Collin Schlee at quarterback after starter Ethan Garbers …

No longer standing still, Ethan Garbers is running away with UCLA quarterback job
1 year, 4 months ago

No longer standing still, Ethan Garbers is running away with UCLA quarterback job

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers signals a first down after scrambling during a win over Colorado at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. He said, ‘Are you trying to break my rushing records?’ and I was like, ‘Man, that’s crazy.’ ” Chase Garbers holds school records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback at California. UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers scrambles …

Steady does it for Ethan Garbers in stabilizing UCLA’s previously shaky offense
1 year, 4 months ago

Steady does it for Ethan Garbers in stabilizing UCLA’s previously shaky offense

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers tries to fend off Stanford linebacker Tristan Sinclair during the Bruins’ blowout win Saturday night in Palo Alto. Garbers threw for two touchdowns and did not have a pass intercepted in his first action at quarterback since appearing in UCLA’s rout of North Carolina Central more than a month earlier. The coach added that Moore also …

‘It felt great.’ Ethan Garbers’ patience was rewarded as he led UCLA past Stanford
1 year, 4 months ago

‘It felt great.’ Ethan Garbers’ patience was rewarded as he led UCLA past Stanford

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers holds onto the ball and runs as he is hit by Stanford linebacker Tristan Sinclair Saturday in Palo Alto. UCLA coach Chip Kelly said Garbers supplanted Moore as the starter after the latter quarterback was “banged up” early in the week, allowing Garbers to get most of the practice snaps and earn the start “from a …

Five takeaways from UCLA’s season-opening victory over Coastal Carolina
1 year, 6 months ago

Five takeaways from UCLA’s season-opening victory over Coastal Carolina

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers throws against Coastal Carolina on Saturday. Kelly said after the game that Collin Schlee would play against San Diego State next weekend after not getting into the season opener, meaning that presumably Ethan Garbers and Moore will continue to play as well. Kelly intimated that Schelee not playing against Coastal Carolina was the result of new …

UCLA will start Ethan Garbers at QB, but Moore and Schlee will also see playing time
1 year, 6 months ago

UCLA will start Ethan Garbers at QB, but Moore and Schlee will also see playing time

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — There aren’t many things Chip Kelly can say he is encountering for the first time in his 29 years of coaching in college. The UCLA coach said Monday that Ethan Garbers will get the start on Saturday against Coastal Carolina but that Collin Schlee and Dante Moore will see playing time. We said it was going to …

Chip Kelly names Ethan Garbers UCLA’s starting quarterback, but adds others will play
1 year, 6 months ago

Chip Kelly names Ethan Garbers UCLA’s starting quarterback, but adds others will play

LA Times  

Chip Kelly rendered a split decision when it came to UCLA’s quarterback battle: Old reliable won, but the kid stays in the picture — and so does the transfer. “They’ve all played outstanding, it’s been a really good battle with those guys, a healthy competition and they all have earned playing time.” UCLA quarterback Dante Moore at practice. “I don’t …

UCLA defense squanders Ethan Garbers’ promising first start in loss to Utah
3 years, 4 months ago

UCLA defense squanders Ethan Garbers’ promising first start in loss to Utah

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers throws a pass against Utah during the first half of the Bruins’ loss Saturday. I mean I’m not satisfied with anything.” Garbers’ nine-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Dulcich pulled UCLA to within 35-24 with 11:04 left, putting the onus back on a Bruins defense that made a rare stop to get the ball back …

UCLA QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson appears increasingly likely to play against Utah
3 years, 4 months ago

UCLA QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson appears increasingly likely to play against Utah

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is brought down for a loss by Oregon defensive end Brandon Dorius at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday. Predictably, UCLA coach Chip Kelly provided no clarity before practice Wednesday on Thompson-Robinson’s status with the Bruins preparing to face Utah on Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. Reporter: “Is available to throw …

Ethan Garbers’ high school coach isn’t surprised by UCLA QB’s fearlessness
3 years, 4 months ago

Ethan Garbers’ high school coach isn’t surprised by UCLA QB’s fearlessness

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers passes against Oregon in the fourth quarter of the Bruins’ 34-31 loss Saturday. “He looks like he’s about 13 years old,” said Dan O’Shea, his high school coach, “with freckly little cheeks.” That tenderness betrays the fearlessness with which Garbers plays. “You can walk him into at Alabama and the kid will handle it better than …

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