Linebacker Akeem Ayers spent three years at UCLA, earning All-Pac-10 first-team honors as a junior before being drafted in the second round in 2011 by the Tennessee Titans. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA football player Akeem Ayers makes a tackle against Kansas State in 2010. Ayers is now a member of the Los Angeles Rams. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA added to its rich crop of receiver recruits Friday, as four-star Damian Alloway announced his commitment to the Bruins with a Bleacher Report video. Alloway, who was deciding between UCLA and Notre Dame, is listed by some recruiting services – including ESPN and 247Sports – as a running back but Scout.com profiles him as a slot receiver. Read more...
A fullback who left UCLA in 2012, Cory Harkey has played his entire NFL career with the St. Louis Rams and is now an unrestricted free agent. Read more...
Photo: Cory Harkey played tight end and fullback at UCLA before heading to the NFL in 2012. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Help is on its way for the UCLA offensive line. Texas center Jake Raulerson announced Monday that he will join the Bruins as a graduate transfer for next season, a move that will help the team cope with the loss of four offensive linemen this offseason. Read more...
UCLA coach Jim Mora officially announced Wednesday the promotion of running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu to offensive coordinator and the hiring of Marques Tuiasosopo as quarterbacks coach and Rip Scherer as tight ends coach. Read more...
Photo: Coach Jim Mora announced new coaching hires Wednesday, six days after offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone and quarterbacks coach Taylor Mazzone left the program. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Thomas Duarte has declared for the 2016 NFL Draft, the junior receiver’s father told the Orange County Register on Tuesday. Duarte reportedly filed his paperwork Monday. Read more...
Photo: Junior receiver Thomas Duarte will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft, his father told the Orange County Register on Tuesday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Laced with regret Jeff Locke’s main job is punting, but it was his side job that brought him an outbreak of negative attention this past weekend. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA football player Jeff Locke was the holder for the Minnesota Vikings’ failed field goal attempt at the end of their playoff game last weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)
