Football season is more than a month away, but rising junior linebacker Myles Jack is already on a roll. Two of the most prestigious awards in collegiate football – the Butkus Award and the Rotary Lombardi Award – announced their watch lists Tuesday, and Jack’s name appeared on both. Read more...

Photo: This season could well mark a major showing from junior linebacker Myles Jack, with the arrival of Tom Bradley as defensive coordinator, as well as adjustments made to Jack’s position to make him more prominent in the Bruins’ playbook. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Five Bruin football players were named to a pair of NCAA award watch lists, as the Football Writers Association of America announced its selections Friday morning. Read more...

Photo: Rising junior defensive lineman Kenny Clark was named to both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy watch lists Friday morning. (Daily Bruin file photo)

UCLA football’s home uniforms received an update Thursday morning, as Adidas announced changes with a new Primeknit material and “modernized” design. While the material creates a patterned look across the chest, sleeves and back, the “True Blue” jersey colors with white-and-gold UCLA stripes and gold lettering remain unchanged. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football’s new 2015 home uniforms feature Adidas’ Primeknit material. The colors remain unchanged from the old uniform. (Courtesy of Adidas)

UCLA football’s rising senior place-kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn was one of 30 NCAA football players named to the Watch List for the 2015 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker award Thursday morning. Read more...

Photo: Ka’imi Fairbairn missed a 52-yard field goal in the 2013 Pac-12 championship game against USC. The now-rising senior was named to the 2015 Lou Groza Award Watch List on Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

UCLA football’s Jake Brendel was named to the 63-man 2015 Rimington Trophy Watch List on Wednesday morning. This marks the third year in a row that the Bruin center has made the preseason list. Read more...

Photo: UCLA center Jake Brendel blocks a Trojan in his freshman season. The now-redshirt senior was named to the 2015 Rimington Trophy Watch List on Wednesday morning. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The Maxwell Football Club honored three UCLA football players Tuesday, naming rising junior linebacker Myles Jack and rising junior defensive lineman Kenny Clark to its Chuck Bednarik Award watch list, and placing rising redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins on the watch list for the Maxwell Award. Read more...

Photo: Rising junior linebacker Myles Jack was named to the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which honors the best collegiate defensive player. (Daily Bruin file photo)