The Bruins will match up with a familiar foe in their season-opener Thursday. UCLA football is headed to Cincinnati for a rematch of the 2018 opener, a game in which the Bruins eventually lost by a score of 26-17 after former quarterback Wilton Speight went down in the second quarter with a back injury. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is slated as the starter for UCLA football when the Bruins take on Cincinnati on Thursday.(Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
Coach Chip Kelly is back for a second season with UCLA football after leading the team to a 3-9 record in 2018. Daily Bruin Sports looked at how Kelly’s first season in Westwood stacked up to his legacy at Oregon and what the coach may have up his sleeve for 2019 now that the Bruins have had a full year to adjust to his system. Read more...
Photo: (Photo illustration by Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations director, Liz Ketcham/Photo editor, Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor, Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin Senior staff and Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin Senior staff)
UCLA football will kick off its season the same way it did last year – facing off against the Cincinnati Bearcats. After losing 26-17 last year at the Rose Bowl, the Bruins will travel to Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on August 29 with a chance to turn the tables. Read more...
Photo: Cincinnati came to the Rose Bowl to kick off its 2018 season, beating UCLA football 26-17. Coach Luke Fickell went on to lead the Bearcats to an 11-2 record while coach Chip Kelly’s Bruins finished 3-9. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
Sam Connon Sports editor Prediction: Cincinnati 30, UCLA 24 When I started thinking about my gameday prediction for this week, I was really leaning toward picking the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Joshua Kelley led UCLA football in rushing yards last season with 1,243, despite not earning starting reps until week four. Kelley earned nine touches off the bench in the 2018 season opener against Cincinnati, picking up 39 all-purpose yards in the process. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
With UCLA football’s season opener against Cincinnati just a few days away, assistant Sports editor Jared Tay reached out to Cincinnati’s student newspaper – The News Record – to get some insider info on the Bearcats and their upcoming season. Read more...
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The only light in Josh Woods’ bedroom streamed from his phone as he clicked from Instagram to Twitter to the UCLA football GroupMe. Everything he saw reminded him it was Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior linebacker Josh Woods suffered a knee injury during UCLA football’s 2018 preseason training. Woods logged 30 tackles and one sack as a junior in 2017, and will return Thursday for his final season as a Bruin. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
Welcome to the start of year two of the Daily Bruin Sports fan Q&A. We asked for your questions about the season opener against Cincinnati on each of our social media social platforms and, as promised, Sports editor Sam Connon is here to break them down. Read more...
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