Tuesday, September 22

Colorado takes lead against UCLA football at halftime in season opener

BOULDER—Even with an extended offseason, the Bruins still haven’t found a way to hold on to the ball. UCLA football (0-0) trails Colorado (0-0) 35-14 at the half of Saturday’s season opener in Boulder. Read more...

Photo: Junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson tossed two touchdowns and an interception as UCLA football goes into the half down 35-14 on the road against Colorado. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)



Q&A: CU Independent talks about football season opener, offseason changes

UCLA football will travel to Colorado Saturday for both teams’ season opener. Daily Bruin Sports reached out to the CU Independent to get a look into the Buffaloes before the two teams go head-to-head. Read more...

Photo: Colorado will start a new quarterback with a new head coach patrolling the sidelines in the season-opening matchup versus UCLA football. (Daniel Liebowitz/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Football player tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of 2020 season opener

A UCLA football player has tested positive for COVID-19, the athletic department released in its weekly testing update Friday night. The unidentified player accounted for the only positive result out of 461 polymerase chain reaction and 787 antigen tests administered by UCLA Athletics in the past week. Read more...

Photo: On the same day the team arrived in Colorado for Saturday’s season opener, UCLA Athletics announced one UCLA football player tested positive for COVID-19. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Football to face Colorado in long-awaited start to 2020 season

Saturday’s season opener has been 343 days in the making. The last time UCLA football took the field was for its final regular-season game of the 2019 season versus California. Read more...

Photo: Coach Chip Kelly will enter his third season leading UCLA football. Kelly has yet to win a season opener during his time in Westwood. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Colorado

Jack Perez Sports editor Prediction: UCLA 42, Colorado 35 This will be a high-scoring game. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the whole Pac-12 into an abbreviated fall training camp – giving teams just about six weeks to prepare for a seven-game season. Read more...

Photo: (Ben Brill/Graphics editor)


Women’s basketball players balance season prep and election stress

Like many in the United States, Bruins have been following the election closely. Unlike the majority of those following along, members of UCLA women’s basketball also have the extra burden of an upcoming season to prepare for, with the start date sneaking up less than three weeks away. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Charisma Osborne has been a leader on and off the court in her short time with UCLA women’s basketball, and she is a key member of the team’s More Than a D.R.E.A.M Committee. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)