If there is one phrase that college coaches try desperately to steer clear of, it’s “rebuilding year.” It can make a coach’s nose turn up, disgusted by the idea of a season given away to growing pains as opposed to success. Read more...
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September 24, 9:00 pm
Bruins say they’re reloading, not rebuilding
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September 24, 9:00 pm
Bruins put a greater emphasis on team unity on and off the field
What was an intramural field scrimmage sounded more like a battlefield skirmish. There was an intensity in the air, not to mention yelling from every mouth of the UCLA men’s soccer team on the mid-morning practice field. Read more...
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September 18, 9:00 pm
[Online Exclusive]: Senior receiver out for the season
Less than 24 hours after their biggest win of the season, the Bruins received some sobering news Sunday when they found out senior receiver Junior Taylor would be out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Read more...
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September 16, 9:00 pm
[Online Exclusive]: UCLA makes a statement with huge win over Oklahoma, 41-24
Earlier this week, UCLA coach Karl Dorrell played off the notion that Oklahoma was a statement game for his football program. Caught up in the emotion of UCLA’s 41-24 victory over the No. Read more...
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September 16, 9:00 pm
[Online Exclusive]: UCLA's less-heralded receivers step up after Taylor gets hurt
It was just the second play of the game and Junior Taylor, UCLA’s top receiver, found himself limping off the field with the help of two of his teammates. Read more...
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September 16, 9:00 pm
[Online Exclusive]: Win over Sooners gives Bruin fans good reason to have fun
That was fun. It was genuinely fun, the first time in a long time that a UCLA football game has felt like that. With UCLA’s 41-24 dismantling of No. Read more...
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September 15, 9:00 pm
[Online Exclusive]: High student ticket prices will keep UCLA from bringing in more fans
This one’s kind of a head-scratcher. It’s just a week after an abysmal turnout against Rice and still a week before students arrive on campus. So what does the athletic department do for the big game against Oklahoma on Saturday? Read more...