Kenny Easley

Time to hand out midterm grades to this year's first-round draft choices. Most receive C's or incompletes, but the following are making real progress:

Saturday was a nightmare for Ohio State and Nebraska, the nation's second- and third-ranked teams, the Buckeyes losing to UCLA, the Huskers to Florida State

It was the height of incongruity. Polite, gentle, easygoing UCLA senior Kenny Easley, seated in the relaxed surroundings of a rooftop restaurant, looking down on Sunset Boulevard and, in his soft-spoken way,...

The rains came to Seattle—so what else is new?—as did UCLA, which sloshed to an unimpressive 10-7 victory over defending Rose Bowl champion Washington