Anthony Barr lined up split out wide in the red zone during a spring practice, creating a sense of déjà vu. But this time, everyone noticed. Read more...
Photo: After beginning his UCLA football career on the offensive side of the ball, junior Anthony Barr made an instant impact this year as an outside linebacker, becoming one of the top defensive players in the nation.
Johnathan Franklin came to UCLA widely considered to be no more than the second- or third-best running back of UCLA’s 2008 recruiting class. Read more...
Every so often, there is just an overwhelming number of hot topics enveloping the UCLA sports scene. The end of the quarter represents a crossroads of sorts for fall and winter sports, so we’re opening the floor to basketball, football, soccer and water polo in this edition of the weekly showdown between DB Sports senior staff. Read more...
While four UCLA football players received calls from NFL teams during last weekend’s draft indicating they were being taken, there were plenty of other Bruins sitting at home and fielding calls for a different reason. Read more...
Photo: Tight end Joseph Fauria, who held or tied for the lead in touchdown receptions in all three of his seasons with the Bruins, went undrafted this past weekend, but, like several other former UCLA players, signed with an NFL team after the draft. Fauria will work for a roster spot on the Detroit Lions.
For UCLA football coach Jim Mora, the NFL Draft was once spent in the war room. Read more...
For UCLA football coach Jim Mora, the NFL Draft was once spent in the war room. The former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks oversaw three NFL drafts combined during his tenure with the two teams, and participated in plenty more as an assistant coach with other teams. Read more...
UCLA football coach Jim Mora pined for a large showing of Bruin fans at the Rose Bowl on Saturday for the team’s Spring Showcase. While Mora’s target audience was to get at least 50,000 fans out to see the Bruins’ scrimmage, the coach was happy with the product in the stands and on the field even if his crowd expectations fell short. Read more...
