Daily Bruin sports takes a special look at what’s in store this upcoming football season. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sports
Football, Sports
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August 27, 4:32 am
Daily Bruin Sports predicts 2018 season’s football starters
With the season opener just days away, here is Daily Bruin Sports’ projection for UCLA football’s offensive and defensive starting lineups. Offense QB: Wilton Speight Despite the quarterback competition being a complete mystery, it seems like Speight may be in line to earn the starting gig out of fall camp. Read more...
Photo: (Graphic by Pauline Ordonez/Graphics editor, design by Angela Zhou/assistant Design director and Callista Wu/assistant Design director)
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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August 27, 4:27 am
No. 1-ranked men’s water polo enters season with team of mostly underclassmen
The Bruins captured the national championship last season after what should have been a rebuilding year. This year will be no different. “It would be easy to think (that) because we were successful last year, we’re in the position to be the team to beat,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Austin Rone scored 12 goals last season, started in 12 games, and had at least one goal in eight of the 25 games he played. Rone will be one of four seniors on the coach Adam Wright’s 29-player roster. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Football, Sports
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August 27, 3:06 am
Fresh faces, experienced veterans feature in UCLA quarterback competition
In the more bustling areas of Tokyo, streets and subway stations are lined with gachapon machines and stands where patrons spend a certain amount of money for a chance of obtaining a certain trinket, toy or figurine that they want. Read more...
Photo: (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
Football, Sports
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August 27, 3:04 am
Q&A: Cincinnati Sports editor on football season’s outlook, upcoming UCLA game
To get some inside information on the Cincinnati football team, the Daily Bruin’s Sam Connon reached out to The News Record – Cincinnati’s school newspaper – and asked a few questions about the Bearcats before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday. Read more...
Photo: After finishing 4-8 in his first season as Cincinnati football’s head coach, Luke Fickell had his first full year of recruiting this winter, allowing him to reel in talent from the Midwest before opening the 2018 season against UCLA. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Features, Sports
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August 27, 3:02 am
UCLA marching band rallies football fans with fresh tracks on the field
Barbecues light up a Pasadena golf course, blue and gold banners line the street and fans file into the Rose Bowl for UCLA’s first football game of the season. Read more...
Photo: Nearly 300 people are a part of UCLA’s marching band, which consists of 10 sections made up by the different instruments. The band takes part in band camp prior to the start of football season, during which they practice their routines and participate in bonding activities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Football, Sports
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August 27, 2:59 am
UCLA football prepares for season opener against Cincinnati
Five schools in the Pac-12 hired new football coaches this offseason, but nobody will have more eyes on them than Chip Kelly and the Bruins. UCLA will open its 2018 campaign Saturday against Cincinnati at the Rose Bowl, and Kelly said he is not underestimating the Bearcats’ ability to spoil his Bruins coaching debut. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior wide received Christian Pabico said he was impressed by all the quarterbacks at fall camp this year and that he has faith in whoever coach Chip Kelly decides to start. (Daily Bruin file photo)