This post was updated Sept. 5 at 11:05 a.m. The Bruins’ season-opener left much to be desired, but the defensive line is hoping to build on its first performance. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defensive lineman Atonio Mafi recorded nine tackles in the season-opener versus Cincinnati – a career high. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
CINCINNATI – UCLA football dropped its season-opener to Cincinnati for the second consecutive year, this time by a score of 14-24. The Bruins are now 2-4 when opening the season on the road this decade and 0-2 all time against the Bearcats. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore safety Stephan Blaylock recorded six tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in Thursday’s loss to Cincinnati. Blaylock tallied 22 tackles off the bench in 2018. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated August 29 at 9:09 p.m. CINCINNATI — If the Bruins were expected to take a leap in coach Chip Kelly’s second year in Westwood, it hasn’t happened yet. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson posted a 30.8 completion percentage in UCLA football’s loss to Cincinnati on Thursday. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
CINCINNATI — Year two of the Chip Kelly era has arrived, and it looks very similar to the start of year one. UCLA football trails Cincinnati 10-7 at halftime of the 2019 season opener in Cincinnati. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior wide receiver Demetric Felton was UCLA football’s leading rusher and receiver in the first half Thursday, turning 14 touches into 115 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. Felton started at running back in place of redshirt senior Joshua Kelley, who was in uniform but did not take a snap. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins will match up with a familiar foe in their season-opener Thursday. UCLA football is headed to Cincinnati for a rematch of the 2018 opener, a game in which the Bruins eventually lost by a score of 26-17 after former quarterback Wilton Speight went down in the second quarter with a back injury. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is slated as the starter for UCLA football when the Bruins take on Cincinnati on Thursday.(Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
Coach Chip Kelly is back for a second season with UCLA football after leading the team to a 3-9 record in 2018. Daily Bruin Sports looked at how Kelly’s first season in Westwood stacked up to his legacy at Oregon and what the coach may have up his sleeve for 2019 now that the Bruins have had a full year to adjust to his system. Read more...
Photo: (Photo illustration by Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations director, Liz Ketcham/Photo editor, Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor, Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin Senior staff and Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin Senior staff)
UCLA football will kick off its season the same way it did last year – facing off against the Cincinnati Bearcats. After losing 26-17 last year at the Rose Bowl, the Bruins will travel to Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on August 29 with a chance to turn the tables. Read more...
Photo: Cincinnati came to the Rose Bowl to kick off its 2018 season, beating UCLA football 26-17. Coach Luke Fickell went on to lead the Bearcats to an 11-2 record while coach Chip Kelly’s Bruins finished 3-9. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
