Offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu didn’t shy away from saying it. In his first media availability of the spring, Polamalu stated that he wouldn’t be the man in charge of the UCLA offense. Read more...
Photo: Offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu won’t be the ones taking the reins of the Bruins offense this season. That responsibility rests with quarterback Josh Rosen. (Burcu Turkay/Daily Bruin)
Jim Mora wasn’t at Monday’s practice, but he heard from quarterbacks coach Marques Tuiasosopo that Josh Rosen put on his best performance of spring camp. Mora saw for himself Wednesday morning the progress his young quarterback has made. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen helmed the offense to a victory in 11-on-11 drills for the second-straight practice Wednesday morning. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
The smile stretched wide across Eric Yarber’s face as the wide receivers coach described his players’ performance in spring practice. “I like what I see out there,” Yarber said. Read more...
Photo: Rising redshirt freshman defensive end Keisean Lucier-South (right) has bulked up to 230 pounds and worked on refining his inside moves as a pass rusher. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Coach Jim Mora turned up the music on the loudspeakers. He tinkered with the order of the practice schedule. He told the referees to be nitpicky with their calls during scrimmages. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA offensive line continued its struggles with penalties and missteps during Saturday’s spring practice. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
It’s no secret that UCLA football has had a problem with penalties during the Jim Mora era. Since the coach took over in 2012, UCLA has finished in the bottom 15 in penalties per game each year. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior inside linebacker Jayon Brown was involved in a targeting incident during Thursday’s practice. Brown sat out the rest of practice after committing the personal foul. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
UCLA football has big shoes to fill in the backfield with the program’s third-leading all-time rusher Paul Perkins graduating. Luckily, the Bruins have three capable runners fighting to cram into those shoes: junior Nate Starks and sophomores Soso Jamabo and Bolu Olorunfunmi. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore running back Soso Jamabo navigates through defenders. He’ll be competing for carries this Fall. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Ishmael Adams is entering his redshirt senior season at UCLA, meaning he’s one of the most experienced players on the roster. Yet Adams is ironically one of the newcomers this spring. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Ishmael Adams’ position will change from cornerback to wide receiver this upcoming season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
