Outside linebacker Anthony Barr left the field with an apparent head injury during a full-gear Tuesday night practice, raising concerns over filling the void of an All-American pass rusher. Coach Jim Mora suggested Wednesday afternoon, the first practice after the end of sessions open to the public, that Barr's injury is nothing serious. Read more...
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August 21, 6:18 pm
Mora downplays Anthony Barr’s injury, announces captains
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August 20, 11:58 pm
Anthony Barr sustains hit to head in final open practice
For a UCLA team that has had a high frequency of concussion-like symptoms in players over the last two weeks, the last thing it needed was more of the same from its best defensive player. Read more...
Photo: After injuring USC quarterback Matt Barkley last season, senior linebacker Anthony Barr became a fan favorite.
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August 20, 4:00 pm
UCLA loses scholarship quarterback as practice continues
Competition for the backup spot to Brett Hundley cleared up a little on Monday, as UCLA football granted redshirt freshman TJ Millweard a release to transfer out of Westwood. Read more...
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August 17, 3:48 pm
As camp ends, Mora is uncertain of reserves but confident about starters
SAN BERNARDINO—In his high school years, Jim Mora once denied himself a thrilling evening, staying home from a Led Zeppelin concert he had tickets to after hearing rumors that the decibel level from the band’s guitarist would be loud enough to crack the roof of the Kingdome, the former home of the Seattle Mariners. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore offensive tackle Simon Goines (70) and the offensive line are maturing during fall camp despite being a young unit.
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August 16, 3:39 pm
UCLA football players cast their votes for team captains
SAN BERNARDINO—When coach Jim Mora reveals his team’s captain votes upon returning to Westwood on Sunday, the UCLA football team will fail to find a familiar face among the chosen, save for junior offensive guard Xavier Su’a-Filo. Read more...
Photo: After coach Jim Mora vetoed the team’s selection of Brett Hundley as a captain last year, the redshirt sophomore quarterback will again be considered as the Bruins select their team captains on Friday.
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August 15, 8:51 pm
Left tackle Simon Goines injures knee in live goal-line scrimmage
Three hundred and twenty five pounds of Brett Hundley's blindside protection came crashing to the grass just four plays into a live goal-line scrimmage Thursday morning. Sophomore Simon Goines slipped off his helmet almost immediately upon hitting the ground, and required the help of two staff members to leave the field. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore offensive tackle Simon Goines (70) suffered a hyperextended knee in practice.
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August 15, 12:25 am
UCLA football works on penalty challenges
Under the watchful eyes of a full officiating crew, UCLA football answered the call to fix its FBS Division I-worst 130 penalties in 2012. The Bruins, the only team at its level of competition to top 1,000 penalty yards, submitted a performance that coach Jim Mora deemed the best practice, in terms of physicality, of the program's fall camp at Cal State San Bernardino. Read more...