With the 2021-2022 season for UCLA Athletics beginning this month, the Daily Bruin Sports staff takes a look at the expectations for all 21 varsity teams, discussing the best- and worst-case scenarios for each club along with one key storyline surrounding each roster. Read more...
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This post was updated Aug. 15 at 9:03 p.m. The Bruin defense has the chance to take another leap this season behind their veteran leadership. After three consecutive years ranking toward the bottom of the Pac-12 in scoring defense, UCLA football improved to seventh in the conference last season by allowing 30.7 points per game. Read more...
Photo: Junior linebacker Carl Jones Jr. is one of many defensive upperclassmen for UCLA football, which returns a starter at each position. Jones played in all 19 games over the last two years with the Bruins and finished 10th on the team with 21 tackles in 2020. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 9 p.m. The Bruins are inching closer to the end of fall camp. Just two weeks out from its first game of the season, UCLA football has completed 12 of its 16 total fall camp practices before it transitions into preparing for its season opener against Hawai’i on Aug. Read more...
Photo: Senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson missed eight straight fall camp sessions for UCLA football before returning to the practice field Friday. Thompson-Robinson was listed as unavailable beginning Aug. 3. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 10:06 p.m. College football fall camp can be a taxing few weeks. It is generally filled with early morning practices, walk-throughs and multiple team and personnel meetings. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior defensive back Qwuantrezz Knight, entering his sixth collegiate season and his second in Westwood, was part of a UCLA football pass defense that allowed the second-most passing yards per game a season ago. (Kristin Pischel/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 9:17 p.m. After five straight losing seasons, the time is now for the Bruins, according to redshirt junior offensive lineman Jon Gaines II. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior running back Ethan Fernea is one of five sixth-year players on UCLA football’s roster. Fernea has been part of the Bruin running back corp that has increased its rushing totals under coach Chip Kelly. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 8:13 p.m. For much of fall camp, the narrative surrounding the Bruins has been about the veterans. It’s a stark contrast to two seasons ago in 2019, when UCLA football’s campaign was marked by its underwhelming performance and the youth of its roster. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football redshirt senior defensive back Obi Eboh has split time with senior cornerback Mo Osling at the No. 1 cornerback spot so far in fall camp. Eboh played in five games last year after transferring from Stanford. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 8:14 p.m. For the second straight day, Dorian Thompson-Robinson was listed as unavailable. The senior starting quarterback for UCLA football was not seen at practice Tuesday and was later confirmed by UCLA Athletics to be unavailable. Read more...
Photo: Senior defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia was part of a UCLA football defense that ranked No. 100 in rushing yards allowed per game with 199.4. In seven contests in 2020, Ogbonnia and the defense ranked No. 30 in the same category. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
