UCLA football’s Dietrich Riley, who would have been a redshirt junior safety during the upcoming 2013-2014 season, was forced to medically retire Tuesday because of continued neck and shoulder injuries. Riley reportedly was unable to be granted final medical clearance for the team’s upcoming fall camp at Cal State San Bernardino. The former defensive starter last appeared in a game in October of 2011. Read more...

Photo: Safety Dietrich Riley was unable to comeback from a neck injury he suffered in 2011.

This past spring, redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquelle Evans made it clear he was after a spot in UCLA football's history books as its single-season receiving yards record holder. Three months later, it appears his expectations are being taken seriously, as the Inglewood native was named to the 2013 preseason Biletnikoff Award watch list Tuesday along with 74 of college football's most highly touted wide receivers. Read more...

Photo: Rising redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquelle Evans will try to improve on his 877 receiving yards last year to win the Biletnikoff Award given to college football’s top receiver.