Football Sam Connon, assistant Sports editor UCLA football had two players named to All-Pac-12 teams this week and another five given honorable mentions. The Bruins also had 13 players recognized for their academic success, with only redshirt freshman defensive lineman Odua Isibor and sophomore defensive back Quentin Lake named to the Pac-12 All-Academic second team. Read more...
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Student-athletes gave up their Thanksgiving break to compete all around the country last week, but the Bruins combined to finish 0-9 across five different sports. Each of the Daily Bruin Sports editors picked which program’s winless holiday weekend stung the most. Read more...
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The first time I spoke to Chip Kelly was after he raced through the latter part of the recruiting cycle and signed his first freshman class in February 2018. Read more...
Photo: Coach Chip Kelly led UCLA football to a 3-9 record in his first season with the Bruins. Kelly had previously coached at Oregon, the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers, before taking a year off to be an analyst at ESPN. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ first season under Chip Kelly is in the books. UCLA football closed out its 2018 campaign with a 3-9 overall record after an 0-5 start and finished with a conference record of 3-6 – good for fifth place in the Pac-12 South. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore cornerback Darnay Holmes said coach Chip Kelly has brought a new mindset to Westwood since his hiring last year. Holmes recorded three interceptions and 48 tackles for UCLA football during the 2018 campaign. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
FootballSam Connon, assistant Sports editor Nine Pac-12 football programs went bowling in 2017. This year, that number dropped to seven – the second-fewest representatives since the conference expanded to 12 teams in 2011. Read more...
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It’s Sept. 5, 2015, and UCLA leads Virginia with five minutes left in the third quarter. Cavalier quarterback Matt Johns takes a short drop and tosses up a sideline fade. Read more...
Photo: In his final game as a Bruin, redshirt senior safety Adarius Pickett intercepted a pass from Stanford’s quarterback and returned it for 22 yards. Pickett finished the season with 123 total tackles, leading the Bruin defense. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 24 at 6:04 p.m. Freshman running back Martell Irby raced into the end zone untouched for his first career touchdown, and UCLA tied Stanford less than three minutes into the second half. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior tight end Caleb Wilson hauled in nine receptions for 184 yards in UCLA football’s season finale on Saturday. The Bruins fell to Stanford 49-42. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
