The Bruins will face competition from across the country for the first time since the pandemic, starting with a team they have never before played in program history. Read more...
Photo: Coming off an ACL tear that sidelined her during her true freshman season, forward Sunshine Fontes scored five goals and recorded three assists for UCLA women’s soccer. The No. 3-seeded Bruins’ NCAA tournament runs begins Friday against Iowa. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)
While the receiving corps on the field will largely stay the same, it will have a new leader on the sidelines. During the offseason, UCLA football promoted Jerry Neuheisel – son of former Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel – to be the team’s new wide receivers coach, succeeding Jimmie Dougherty, who was on the Bruin staff for the past four years and left to be an assistant coach at Arizona in January. Read more...
Photo: After seven years with the program – including four as a player under former coach Jim Mora – former UCLA football quarterback Jerry Neuheisel was named the team’s wide receivers coach in the offseason. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Last year’s NFL Draft marked a busy weekend for the Bruins. Three former UCLA football players heard their names called in the virtual ceremony – tight end Devin Asiasi, cornerback Darnay Holmes and running back Joshua Kelley. Read more...
Photo: (Photo by Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
The Bruins were finally back on the water. No. 17 UCLA rowing (3-0) competed against San Diego (3-3) on Saturday in Chula Vista, California, winning three out of the four races. Read more...
Photo: No. 17 UCLA rowing won three of its four races against San Diego to remain unbeaten and will travel across town to face No. 12 Stanford and No. 20 USC next Saturday. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
After stumbling against the Sun Devils, the Bruins rebounded against the Huskies at the Pac-12 tournament. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s tennis (13-6, 4-3 Pac-12) lost to No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Roscoe Bellamy won both of his singles matches in straight sets in the Pac-12 championships over the weekend for UCLA men’s tennis, winning Saturday 6-4, 6-4, and Sunday 6-0, 6-2. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
Midterms haven’t been the only thing these Bruins are preparing for. Playing up to seven games in three days in a field of eight possible opponents, No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Stein Metzger has two national championships for No. 2 seed UCLA beach volleyball under his belt, winning in 2018 after taking the Pac-12 title. The blue and gold lost the conference championship match in 2019, however, before the Bruins were crowned the country’s top team. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
When assistant head coach Brian Norwood arrived in Westwood last year, the Bruins’ defense was in for a makeover. The former Navy defensive coordinator added a striker position and new 4-2-5 look to the playbook, and – under his and defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro’s guidance – UCLA football’s defense became far more aggressive and active in the backfield than it was in 2019. Read more...
Photo: Rising senior linebacker Caleb Johnson and his 5.5 sacks a year ago were part of a much-improved UCLA football defense that led the Pac-12 with 3.29 sacks per game. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
