These past few weeks will stand as a complicated memory in the mind of Mike Fafaul, the redshirt senior quarterback whose long-awaited opportunity came amid UCLA’s painful slide to its worst record in coach Jim Mora’s tenure. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul got a shot at the quarterback job this year. He ended the season with 12 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and was sacked 11 times. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Another cold start, another grind-it-out half for No. 14 UCLA (6-0). The Bruins took a 35-34 lead into halftime against the Texas A&M Aggies in the finals of the Wooden Legacy tournament, behind the play of senior guard Isaac Hamilton. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Isaac Hamilton paced the team with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting to help the Bruins take the one point lead at halftime. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Three-year running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu is the first casualty of the Bruins’ underwhelming 2016 season. The offensive coordinator’s contract will not be renewed for the 2017 season, as announced by UCLA Athletics Sunday morning. Read more...
Photo: Kennedy Polamalu’s offense finished second to last in the FBS in average rushing yards per game. The offensive coordinator’s contract will not be renewed for the 2017 football season as announced by UCLA Athletics. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Trojans don’t like to make things easy. The Bruins were down two games to one. They either had to win set four, or take their first losing streak of the season. Read more...
Photo: After being stuck hitting balls from the middle for much of the season, middle blocker Claire Felix has gone back to hitting the slide. The senior led her team in hitting percentage Saturday by hitting from the antenna instead of the middle. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 27 at 12.50 p.m. Perhaps it was a fitting end to a season that’s seemed to serve up greater depths of disappointment each week. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore running back Soso Jamabo and the Bruins fell flat in their season finale against the Golden Bears, losing 36-10. The team’s eighth loss of the season ends its chances of a bowl invitation, the first time since 2010 UCLA won’t play in the postseason. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Thanks to stout defense in the red zone, UCLA survived a poor first half and entered halftime of Saturday night’s road game at California down just 12-0. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul struggled out of the gates in the Bruins’ last game of the regular season. The quarterback, who was sacked twice, had only two completions for 23 yards. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins are coming off a brutal loss to the No. 7 Washington Huskies – a game that could have won them a share of the Pac-12 title. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Anderson will play her last home game for the Bruins on Saturday. The senior pin hitter’s 850 kills over the last two seasons are the most on the team in that span. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin senior staff)
