MEDIA INFORMATION
MEDIA CREDENTIALS
Admission to the Rose Bowl press box, sidelines and dressing area is by credential only. Due to space limitations, credentials will be limited to media members who cover UCLA on a regular basis, media members who cover the visiting team or national media. Local weekly publications will be credentialed only if space is available after filling requests from daily publications. Freelancers will not be accommodated. Requests should be submitted in writing by the media agency's Sports Editor or Sports Director at least two weeks prior to the game and addressed to Stephanie Sampson, Assistant Sports Information Director, UCLA Athletic Department, P.O. Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 (ssampson@athletics.ucla.edu). Writers covering the UCLA beat may request credentials for road games through Sampson.
CREDENTIAL PICKUP
Credentials are available during the week at the Sports Information Office. Credentials not claimed by Friday afternoon will be available on Saturday at the "Press Will Call'' window, which is located outside of Gate B at the southeast side of the Rose Bowl. Photo credentials are not available for advance pick-up and are issued on the day of the game. "Press Will Call'' opens three hours prior to kickoff.
MEDIA PARKING
A limited number of parking permits are available from the Sports Information Office. The media area is located on the west side of the Rose Bowl. A map showing lot locations is printed on the back of the pass.
MEDIA ENTRANCE/SEATING
The press gate is located adjacent to Gate F on the west side of the Rose Bowl. It opens four hours prior to kickoff. Three press box elevators are located in the lobby area opposite Gate F. Media seating is located on the south side of Level Two of the press box. Television and radio booths are located on Level Three of the press box. Press box credentials are not good on the sidelines until the final eight minutes of the game. Please be aware that all people and bags are subject to search entering the Rose Bowl.
MEDIA SERVICES
A play-by-play of each quarter, plus halftime and final statistics and post-game quotes from both coaches, are supplied to media. Programs, pre-game notes and flip cards will be distributed prior to the game. Food is available in the press box for the media and in the field level work area for photographers.
TELEPHONE/INTERNET/FAX SERVICE
Media wishing to order telephones should place their order through AT&T -- (800/339-3204). Telephone instruments are not provided. Radio stations wishing to order broadcast lines should contact AT&T Program Services (800/400-6990 from anywhere in the country). Two charge-call telephones are located in the press box for use by the media.
Internet access is available in the press box by both network/ethernet connection at each seat and by wireless connection.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Television and Photo credentials entitle video and still photographers to shoot from the sidelines. In accordance with NCAA rules, members of the media (still photographers, television cameramen and reporters) are not allowed in the team area (between the 25-yard lines). Only photographers wearing proper credentials and working are allowed on the sideline. Photo credentials will not be mailed and may only be picked up on game day at the Photo Will Call booth at Gate B (booth opens three hours prior to kickoff). Please have picture identification available and be aware that all people and bags are subject to search. Credential holders not working will be asked to leave the sidelines. In addition, a limited amount of space is available on the Photo Mezzanine, which is located in front of Press Box Level One.
A new photo transmission room has been established on the field level on the east side of Tunnel 23A (the west tunnel). Photographers may order telephone lines installed in this area for digital transmission. Internet, electrical power, game programs and rosters will be available in this area. In addition, food and drinks will also be available in this area.
POST-GAME PROCEDURE
Following a cooling-off period, head coach Rick Neuheisel and selected Bruin players will be available in the Interview Room, located on the east side of Tunnel 23 A (west tunnel). Soon after Coach Neuheisel addresses the media, the UCLA locker room will be open to credentialed members of the media. The UCLA locker room is located down the hallway from the interview room. The visiting coach will meet the media in an interview room just north of the visiting locker room. Questions and answers from the Interview Room (UCLA interviews only) will be shown on the press box television monitors.
WEEKLY INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
Head Coach: Rick Neuheisel hosts a media conference every Monday at 1:00 p.m. in the Press Room of the J.D. Morgan Center. Coach Neuheisel will also be available following practice sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In addition, an audio tape of his Monday news conference will be available for play-back throughout the week, beginning late Monday afternoon.
Coach Neuheisel will also be available weekly on the Pac-10 Coaches Tuesday conference call. Contact the Pac-12 office for the telephone number and schedule of coaches.
Coach Neuheisel will not be available to the media on Sundays.
Players: All interviews must be arranged by the Sports Information Office. Players have been instructed not to grant any interview, in person or by telephone, not arranged by the SID staff. Player telephone numbers are private and will not be released.
Players will not be available on Sundays. Interviews may be arranged for Mondays (a non-practice day), prior to coach Neuheisel's regular media session, by making a request to Interim SID Steve Rourke or Assistant SID - Football Stephanie Sampson on Sunday. Please do not expect players to be available if you have not made prior arrangements.
On Monday through Wednesday of game week, interviews may also be scheduled around the lunch hour, if the request is made the previous day and the player is available. Players will usually be available for brief interviews after practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays once they have completed their football obligations. Players will not be available on Thursday, Friday or before a game. Post-practice interviews will be conducted on Spaulding Field or in Pauley Pavilion. The locker room, training room and weight room are off-limits to everyone with the exception of team members and Athletic Department personnel.
Radio stations may schedule telephone interviews following the guidelines listed above. All interviews must be completed before the players leave the locker room area after practice. Night interviews will not be scheduled.
WEEKLY RELEASES
The weekly UCLA football release is available on the official school internet site -- uclabruins.com. Video interviews will also be available on the site during the season.
PRACTICE
The UCLA football team practices on Spaulding Field, located just south of Pauley Pavilion. This season, practice sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays will be open to the media outlets that cover UCLA on a regular basis, national media and other media outlets at the discretion of the Sports Information Office. Media expecting to attend practice should contact the SID office (310-206-6831) to have their name placed on a list.
No live/real-time transmissions are allowed during practice, including radio reports or blogging. Video and still photographers may shoot isolation footage of players to be interviewed but not wide-angle formations. Video and still photographic shooting is only allowed during the first 30-40 minutes of practice. Media must call in advance to make sure that their name is on a list to be admitted to the practice session.
The team will have a light workout on Sundays this season. The Sunday workout is closed to all media and no interviews will be conducted that day.
DIRECTIONS TO UCLA
From Los Angeles International Airport, take Century Blvd. east to the San Diego Freeway (405). Take the San Diego Freeway north to Wilshire Blvd. (approx. 15 miles). Go east on Wilshire and continue to Westwood. Turn left on Westwood and stop at the parking kiosk. Media parking is available in Lot 6 and Lot 8, located near Pauley Pavilion.
DIRECTIONS TO THE ROSE BOWL
From Los Angeles International Airport, take Century Blvd. east to the San Diego Freeway (405). Take the San Diego Freeway north to the Ventura Fwy (101) -- approx. 20 miles. Take the Ventura Freeway east to the junction of the Hollywood (101) and Ventura (134) Freeways -- approx. five miles. Take the Ventura Freeway east past the Golden State Freeway (5) into Pasadena -- approx. 15 miles. Exit at Linda Vista and follow the signs to the Rose Bowl.
