A reporter asked defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin if this year’s secondary is the most experienced one he’s coached during his four-plus years at UCLA. Martin didn’t even hesitate when he heard the question. Read more...
Photo: Last season, Fabian Moreau was sidelined after suffering a season-ending foot injury in the third game of the season. Now the redshirt senior is a key cog of the Bruins’ defense. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Physicality escalated Friday at UCLA football’s fall camp as the Bruins wore full pads for the first time this week. After two days of players wearing shoulder pads, UCLA graduated to a fully padded session on the fifth day of camp, a development that was particularly beneficial for the Bruins’ offensive line. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore right tackle Kolton Miller said after spring practice, the team started coming together as a unit. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Thursday marked the first time in fall camp that referees were on hand to make sure that everything was done in a fair and orderly manner. Read more...
Photo: Freshman middle linebacker Lokeni Toailoa was thrown out of practice after he was involved in a post-play skirmish with a reserve offensive lineman. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
With great hair comes great confidence. So it only makes sense that Takkarist McKinley cited his shoulder-length dreadlocks as one of the reasons he said he can be the nation’s best pass rusher this season. Read more...
Photo: Senior defensive lineman Takkarist McKinley (front) said that with the Bruins’ switch to a 4-3 defensive scheme, he can be the nation’s best pass rusher. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA football team has a problem that many teams would actually like to have: an overload of talent at the running back position. Heading into the 2016 season, a big question facing offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu is “How do I get all of these guys enough touches?” Sophomore Soso Jamabo is a former five-star recruit, Nate Starks a former four-star player with a 6.4 yards-per-carry average last season, and sophomore Bolu Olorunfunmi was called the biggest offensive standout of spring camp,per coach Jim Mora. Read more...
Photo: Lineman Deon Hollins (right) anchored the defense for the Bruins alongside Takkarist McKinley. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Josh Rosen made it just a few minutes into his post-practice interview Monday before he offered up the quote of the day. UCLA’s star sophomore quarterback, fresh off the release of a Sports Illustrated exclusive interview and an accompanying cover shot, said that he’s not going to change the way he thinks, but that he is making a conscious effort to change the way he acts and talks. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen, who has drawn criticism in the past for his social media posts, acknowledged that he has to be more mature in how he conveys his thoughts. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
A trio of commitments in the past week has helped soften the blow of a rare string of decommitments throughout the second half of July for UCLA football. Read more...
Photo: Jim Mora and the football team have had an up-and-down month on the recruiting trail. The Bruins secured big-time commitments, but a couple recruits decommitted as well. (Daily Bruin file photo)
