UCLA’s struggles on third down were well-documented against Arizona State. The Bruins went three for 14 on third down, and went three-and-out on eight of their 17 offensive drives. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins and the UCLA offense lacked efficiency on first downs in their loss to Arizona State – a trend that has been plaguing the Bruins as of late. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Myles Jack never picked up his textbooks. There they were, sitting in the campus store, the unenrolled linebacker’s name attached to books he’ll never read, things he’ll never learn. Read more...
Photo: Junior linebacker Myles Jack runs to the perimeter to stop BYU running back Adam Hine in the third game of the season. That would turn out to be Jack’s final game as a Bruin, as he tore his meniscus the following week and recently withdrew from school. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Football is a game where the stats aren’t foolproof. There aren’t ways to quantify how well an offensive lineman or defensive lineman controls the line of scrimmage, and there aren’t ways to truly measure how well a defensive back plays in man coverage. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Aaron Wallace (left) and junior Deon Hollins brought down Arizona State quarterback Mike Bercovici last Saturday. The linebackers were part of a Bruin defense that was strong for much of the UCLA loss. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jim Mora clasped his hands together and motioned them forward, as if to say, “all in.” The movement wasn’t in reference to anything Mora himself was doing. Read more...
Photo: Junior linebacker Myles Jack withdrew from UCLA to purse a professional football career.(Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Junior linebacker Myles Jack has withdrawn from UCLA and plans to enter the NFL draft, coach Jim Mora announced Tuesday. While Mora voiced his support during Tuesday’s post-practice press conference, the coach also expressed concerns. Read more...
Photo: Junior linebacker Myles Jack will be entering the 2016 NFL draft, UCLA coach Jim Mora announced Tuesday morning. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Jim Mora isn’t very subtle. Whether he’s yelling at a writer for making an ill-timed phone call or deflecting questions away from his team’s disappointing loss, the UCLA football coach is a master at the art of handling postgame press conferences in a brusque, no-nonsense manner. Read more...
Photo: After his team’s loss to Arizona State on Saturday, football coach Jim Mora expressed his displeasure with the Bruins’ upcoming schedule. Their next two games will be played on Thursday nights, which Mora described as “a complete injustice to our young men.” (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Roosevelt Davis never fit into a mold. Standing at 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds, his physique is not one of a typical football player. Neither is his career path, as the fifth-year political science student aspires to trade the football field for the medical field by pursuing a master’s degree in nursing. Read more...
Photo: Davis, a walk-on who eventually earned a scholarship after impressive special teams contributions, earned the Charles Pike Memorial Award for Outstanding Scout Team Player as a true freshman. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
