UCLA football underwent its first spring practice on Tuesday morning under second-year coach Jim Mora. Mora was pleased overall with the team’s performance in the morning practice as the Bruins undergo their second spring under the current coaching staff. Read more...
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April 2, 1:43 pm
UCLA football returns with first spring practice
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April 2, 12:00 am
With release of Tevin McDonald, football starts spring with altered roster
When UCLA football opens up spring practice today, it will be without a key defensive player from last season. Read more...
Photo: Rising redshirt junior safety Tevin McDonald, pictured here at last year’s spring practice, was released from the UCLA football team.
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March 26, 3:39 pm
UCLA football announces roster changes, McDonald released from team
Rising redshirt junior safety Tevin McDonald has been released from the UCLA football team following a violation of team rules. McDonald was a starter at safety in both his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Bruins, but was suspended from play for the Holiday Bowl versus Baylor in December after a third failed drug test. Read more...
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March 19, 12:00 am
NFL player Maurice Jones-Drew returns to UCLA to obtain degree
Maurice Jones-Drew casually strolled into a small office inside the J.D. Morgan Center wearing a simple tracksuit, beanie and backpack and sat down for an interview. Read more...
Photo: Maurice Jones-Drew, pictured here at an event on the UCLA campus in 2011, returned to school for winter quarter this year. The Jacksonville Jaguars running back left school following his junior year to play in the NFL, but Jones-Drew made a promise to his grandmother before he left UCLA that he would return to obtain his degree in history.
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March 6, 3:16 am
Walk on Wednesday: Special teams ace seeks more, bigger returns for spring ball investments
Standing in UCLA’s end zone with rain pelting down and 83,277 onlookers at the Rose Bowl, Roosevelt Davis was about to return his first-ever kickoff, against the crosstown Trojans no less. Read more...
Photo: Roosevelt Davis saw field action in the form of his first-ever collegiate kick return in the second quarter of UCLA’s 38-28 victory over USC in November. The 21-yard gain is the only return of his UCLA career.
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February 7, 12:58 pm
Live Google+ Hangout: UCLA National Signing Day
Daily Bruin senior staffers Jacob Ruffman and Sam Strong sit down with editor-in-chief James Barragan in a Google+ Hangout to talk about National Signing Day and the new faces of the UCLA football team. Read more...
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February 7, 1:04 am
National Signing Day a win for Mora
When Jim Mora took over as UCLA’s head coach in December of 2011, he inherited a program on the heels of a 50-0 loss to crosstown USC and a recruiting class in disarray. Read more...
Photo: Jim Mora, the UCLA football coach, speaks at a press conference for National Signing Day at the Morgan Center on Wednesday evening.