In a statement released today, UCLA announced an effort to raise private funds for a football training complex to be constructed just west of Spaulding field, adjacent to the current Acosta Athletic Training Complex. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside linebacker Anthony Barr was nearly the victim of the NCAA’s new targeting penalty, but was flagged for roughing the passer instead.
Every UCLA football Saturday, whether at the Rose Bowl or on the road, has so much more to it than a win or a loss. That’s why each postgame Monday, the Daily Bruin will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict for their performance. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore running back Steven Manfro scored two touchdowns Saturday, after having scored three all of last season.
Immediately after scoring his first touchdown of the game, running back Steven Manfro flew down with UCLA's kickoff coverage unit and went low on a ballcarrier in contributing to a special teams tackle. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley threw two interceptions in the red zone, but still finished with three touchdowns and 280 passing yards.
PASADENA — On their first offensive play Saturday night, the Bruins were outnumbered. Taking the field with five offensive linemen, three wide receivers, a quarterback and a running back, UCLA left one receiver slot open toward the right sideline. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside linebacker Anthony Barr registered his first sack of the season on Saturday.
It took Eddie Vanderdoes all of five minutes to master a double backflip into water. It’s this memory in particular – of a camp diving board – that sticks with Placer High School football coach Joey Montoya when he thinks back on his star defensive tackle. Read more...
Photo: After initially committing to Notre Dame, freshman defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes has found a home at UCLA.
PASADENA — UCLA came into Saturday night’s game against New Mexico State as 42.5-point favorites, but for its first two drives, UCLA didn’t look the part, hesitating for the first 10-plus minutes of the game before exploding to take a 31-0 halftime lead. Read more...
Shaquelle Evans sits atop the UCLA wide receiver corps as the team's big-play aerial maven. The redshirt senior currently boasts 20-yard gains in five of his nine catches through two games, racking up the yardage through catching long balls or turning shorter passes into open-field gains. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquelle Evans has been UCLA’s most consistent big-play receiver so far this season.
