After the debacle that was the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl for the UCLA offensive line, Jeff Baca will get one last game to prove his worth before the 2013 NFL Draft. Read more...
Photo: Jeff Baca has spent the last week working with Kansas City Chiefs offensive line coach Steven Smith. Baca proved his versatility in the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl this season.
SAN DIEGO — UCLA’s first season under Jim Mora wasn’t supposed to end like this. After a 9-2 start, a 38-28 win over USC and a redeemed sense of pride, the Bruins (9-5, 6-3 Pac-12) looked ready to take the next step onto the national stage. Read more...
SAN DIEGO — Joseph Fauria savored his last minutes in a UCLA uniform, pausing to hand some gear to a couple of desperate fans calling his name. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior tight end Joseph Fauria celebrates a 22-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley during the second quarter. Fauria ended the night with five catches for 59 yards.
After an 9-2 start to the regular season, the No. 17 UCLA Bruins ended their first year under coach Jim Mora with a three-game losing streak capped off by a 49-26 drubbing by the Baylor Bears in the Holiday Bowl. Read more...
In 2007, a core group of five high school seniors set out on a journey to play under coach Karl Dorrell. Their mission: to help solidify a program that had shown glimpses of greatness, from a 10-2 season in 2005 to an upset win over USC in 2006. Read more...
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Cornerback Aaron Hester, shown here in UCLA’s 2012 victory over USC, was a crucial part of a Bruin secondary that was able to contain the Trojans’ talented wide receivers.
UCLA was just a field goal away from extending the Pac-12 Championship game to overtime, and possibly heading home to play in the Rose Bowl. Read more...
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Junior outside linebacker Anthony Barr and the Bruins are coming back from a disappointing Pac-12 Championship loss to play in the Holiday Bowl later this month. The Bowl game will take place at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Dec. 27, and UCLA will face Baylor.
Every so often, there is just an overwhelming number of hot topics enveloping the UCLA sports scene. The end of the quarter represents a crossroads of sorts for fall and winter sports, so we're opening the floor to basketball, football, soccer and water polo in this edition of the weekly showdown between DB Sports senior staff. Read more...
