The last days before a game make for a vulnerable time for any coach. This Saturday in particular, with the grand kickoff of the college football season, the masses will be exposed to a product that coaches have spent hours sculpting and drilling all offseason, in order to create something that they hope will be competitive when the first whistle blows. Read more...
Photo: For senior defensive tackle Seali’i Epenesa, Saturday’s game will be an exciting “payday” in the Rose Bowl.
When the UCLA football team participates in its walkthrough Saturday night at the Rose Bowl, it will do so knowing that, in a week, only the venue and the drills will remain the same. Read more...
One-one one drills between defensive backs and receivers do not come more heated than reps between sophomore cornerback Ishmael Adams and redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquelle Evans. Read more...
Photo: Matchups between the wide receivers and cornerbacks have proven to be amongst the most competitive at UCLA’s practices.
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...
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.
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...
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.
