Wednesday, August 19

In the news:

Jason Harris tackles new domains with leadership learned from father and football

Jason Harris lived in one state for the first 22 years of his life. But his father, Al Harris, lived in seven before he even graduated high school. Read more...

Photo: Graduate transfer linebacker Jason Harris spent his entire life living in Illinois before transferring to UCLA in June. Harris was previously a three-year starter at Illinois State, where he racked up 105 tackles and 5.5 sacks across 32 career games. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Smith Says: Saturday’s game against USC may be Chip Kelly’s chance at redemption

Make no mistake, the Bruins’ matchup with the Trojans on Saturday is the most important game in Chip Kelly’s UCLA football coaching tenure. It has nothing to do with Kelly being on the hot seat – because he isn’t – but rather because he has a chance to prove himself in front of not only a fan base starved of success, but also a national audience that has placed him and his career on the back burner. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football coach Chip Kelly has a 7-15 record since coming to Westwood, well below his 46-7 mark across four seasons with Oregon. One of Kelly’s seven wins as a Bruin came against crosstown rival USC on Nov. 17, 2018. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Q&A: Daily Trojan Sports managing editor talks expectations for UCLA-USC football game

UCLA football (4-6, 4-3 Pac-12) and USC (7-4, 6-2) will face off Saturday with the Victory Bell on the line. In honor of the crosstown clash, Daily Bruin Sports editor Sam Connon took some time to talk with the Sports managing editor at the Daily Trojan, Aidan Berg. Read more...

Photo: USC is two games ahead of UCLA football in the Pac-12 South standings and will finish ahead of the Bruins for the fifth-consecutive season with a victory Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)





Neither rain nor rivalry can keep UCLA football off its game

There may have been rain clouds lingering over Wasserman Football Center on Wednesday, but that didn’t stop the Bruins from putting together a full practice. UCLA football (4-6, 4-3 Pac-12) held its first rain-soaked practice of the season Wednesday morning, just three days before its matchup with crosstown rival USC (7-4, 6-2). Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman wide receiver Kyle Philips leads UCLA football in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season. Philips broke the 80-yard threshold for the second time this season against No. 7 Utah on Saturday. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)



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