This post was updated May 6 at 8:24 p.m. A sparse crowd dotted the Rose Bowl’s stands while the Bruins’ new roster practiced on the gridiron Saturday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Coach DeShaun Foster talks to redshirt junior defensive back Ben Perry and incoming freshman defensive lineman Scott Taylor at the Rose Bowl. UCLA football hosted its annual spring showcase Saturday afternoon. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 1 at 11:32 p.m. Most coaches don’t chase after a losing record in their first season at the helm. But for second-year head honcho DeShaun Foster, success may already be sprouting from the growing pains of his 5-7 introductory season. Read more...
Photo: Coach DeShaun Foster (left) speaks to the media, and former UCLA football linebacker Carson Schwesinger tracks Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer. (Left to right: Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff, Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
Quarterbacks like Nico Iamaleava seem to come around once in a lifetime in Westwood. And in April, the Bruins found their front man for the 2025 season. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava looks downfield in Tennessee’s game against Alabama in October. Iamaleava transferred to UCLA on April 20. (Courtesy of Tennessee Athletics)
This post was updated April 29 at 10:34 p.m. Rain soaked the Spaulding Field turf Saturday morning. Players in drenched jerseys stumbled and slipped across the field. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defensive back Andre Jordan Jr. prepares for a one-on-one drill with fellow defensive back redshirt senior Evan Thomas. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
Ikaika Malloe obviously did not hear his name called in the 2025 NFL Draft. But he sure had his imprint all over the event. After his first season manufacturing UCLA football’s defense, the Bruins’ defensive coordinator watched four of his defensemen earn homes in the NFL. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA football linebacker Kain Medrano (left), defensive lineman Jay Toia (middle) and tight end Moliki Matavao (right) are pictured. The three entered the professional ranks Saturday, hearing their name called in the sixth and seventh rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Oluwafemi Oladejo, the hard-hitting linebacker out of UCLA football, was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the 52nd overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night. The 6-foot-3 Bruins’ call-up follows in quick succession after linebacker colleague Carson Schwesinger was snapped up by the Cleveland Browns with the 33rd overall pick and first pick of the second round earlier Friday evening, marking a banner night for the Bruins’ defensive core. [Related: Cleveland Browns select UCLA football’s Carson Schwesinger with 33rd overall pick] Together, Oladejo and Schwesinger patrolled one of the most punishing linebacker units in college football last season, holding opponents to just 96.2 rushing yards per game for the sixth-stingiest mark in the nation. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA football linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo engages the crowd as he runs out on the Bruins’ Senior Day on Nov. 30. Oladejo was the second Bruin selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, being picked by the Tennessee Titans with the 52nd overall pick. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 28 at 1:24 p.m. Former UCLA football linebacker Carson Schwesinger was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 33rd overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday evening. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA football linebacker Carson Schwesinger prepares to block LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier. Schwesinger was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 33rd overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
