They usually spend their days practicing as Beavers, Cougars, Wildcats or whoever the UCLA coaching staff is scheming against that week. On the days they get to be Bruins, wide receivers Jerry Rice Jr. and Devin Lucien put on their blue and gold jerseys but take them off without breaking a sweat. Read more...

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Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jerry Rice Jr. hasn’t seen any snaps this season thus far, but with the depleted wide receiver corps caused by suspensions after the brawl with Arizona, he will see playing time against Cal this weekend at the homecoming game.

Student-athletes already receive compensation in the form of an athletic scholarship, but should they receive more? That debate is as divisive as the hostile rivalries that typify college sports, but this week it took a new turn when it was the student-athletes themselves speaking up. Read more...

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Redshirt junior punter Jeff Locke, seen here in the game against San Jose State, collected signatures for the NCPA petition from members of the football and men’s basketball teams here and from other schools around the country. Locke collected more than 300 signatures in total in support of the petition.

After reviewing the tape of UCLA's 48-12 loss to Arizona, coach Rick Neuheisel immediately cited "pad level on the defensive front" as one of the key problems that ailed the Bruins. Read more...

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UCLA v. Texas Football, 49-20 (UCLA loss) – September 17, 2011

Senior free safety Tony Dye is not likely to return to the field this season for the UCLA football team, according to coach Rick Neuheisel. Read more...

The image of UCLA and Arizona players scattered in altercations from end zone to end zone made waves through the Internet not long after the bench-clearing incident happened Thursday night. Read more...

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Sophomore Cassius Marsh participates in last Thursday’s halftime brawl.

Every once in a while a particular event will make you question everything, force you to decide once and for all whether you're on one side of the fence or the other. Read more...

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