Chip Kelly’s first three seasons in Westwood have been full of excuses. Those excuses have been justifiable, but they are still excuses nonetheless. The team wasn’t built of Kelly’s hand-picked recruits, the Pac-12 had evolved in his six-year absence since he coached up in Eugene, disgruntled players transferred out of the program in droves, injuries to key players disrupted position groups and a pandemic cost him a layup nonconference slate, among other things. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football coach Chip Kelly is 10-21 in his time in Westwood and has yet to achieve a winning season with the Bruins. Kelly is also 0-6 in nonconference play with UCLA but returns the second most production out of any team in the country heading into the 2021 season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
NFL teams had one shot to look at prospects in person prior to April’s draft, and two Bruins made sure to bring home hardware and national praise with all eyes on them. Read more...
Photo: After rushing for 668 yards and five touchdowns in UCLA football’s 2020 season, running back Demetric Felton scored a touchdown in the Senior Bowl on Saturday. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 6:16 p.m. As college sports continue to be pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional leagues have restarted. Read more...
Photo: Recent Bruin graduate Krys Barnes (left) and 2015 first-team All-Pac-12 selection Kenny Clark (right) combined for 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 32-18 win over the Los Angeles Rams. (Daily Bruin file photo)
As college sports continue to be pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional leagues have restarted. Each Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will highlight a few standout alumni performances from the past week in ongoing leagues as we await the return of university athletics. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin tight end Devin Asiasi – the 91st overall pick by the New England Patriots in the 2020 NFL Draft – caught his first reception and touchdown in his career in the team’s final game of the season. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As college sports continue to be pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional leagues have restarted. Each Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will highlight a few standout alumni performances from the past week in ongoing leagues as we await the return of university athletics. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin quarterback and first-round NFL Draft selection Josh Rosen has been signed by the San Francisco 49ers, his third team in the last four months. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Another one bites the dust. UCLA football’s redshirt senior defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa announced on social media that he declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. He will forego the extra year of eligibility given to all NCAA student-athletes this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Odighizuwa played in all seven games this year, and was honored before kickoff at the Rose Bowl before UCLA’s final contest against Stanford along with fellow redshirt senior Demetric Felton – who declared for the NFL Draft Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa has declared for the 2021 Draft, he announced on social media. Odighizuwa finished the 2020 season second on the team in sacks and fifth on the team in tackles. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)