Coach Jim Mora turned up the music on the loudspeakers. He tinkered with the order of the practice schedule. He told the referees to be nitpicky with their calls during scrimmages. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA offensive line continued its struggles with penalties and missteps during Saturday’s spring practice. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
It’s no secret that UCLA football has had a problem with penalties during the Jim Mora era. Since the coach took over in 2012, UCLA has finished in the bottom 15 in penalties per game each year. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior inside linebacker Jayon Brown was involved in a targeting incident during Thursday’s practice. Brown sat out the rest of practice after committing the personal foul. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
UCLA football has big shoes to fill in the backfield with the program’s third-leading all-time rusher Paul Perkins graduating. Luckily, the Bruins have three capable runners fighting to cram into those shoes: junior Nate Starks and sophomores Soso Jamabo and Bolu Olorunfunmi. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore running back Soso Jamabo navigates through defenders. He’ll be competing for carries this Fall. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Ishmael Adams is entering his redshirt senior season at UCLA, meaning he’s one of the most experienced players on the roster. Yet Adams is ironically one of the newcomers this spring. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Ishmael Adams’ position will change from cornerback to wide receiver this upcoming season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
In the third game of last season, Josh Rosen’s youth showed. Facing a BYU defense that used several psycho fronts throughout the game, the quarterback was unsure of who was blitzing. Read more...
Photo: Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen is already showcasing adjustments to his game after last season. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No, the players don’t have pads on yet, but two days into spring training camp, UCLA football’s goal is clear: win the battle in the trenches. Read more...
Photo: Linemen from both offense and defense engaged in a scuffle halfway through Thursday’s spring practice. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
The talks of UCLA moving to a pro-style offense were shut down Tuesday. Coach Jim Mora not only said that his team isn’t running a pro-style offense, he even said he doesn’t know what a pro-style offense is. Read more...
Photo: Coach Jim Mora said he made certain offensive adjustments heading into spring training based on the current team lineup. (Daily Bruin file photo)
