This post was updated Jan. 11 at 12:12 a.m. He won’t go down as the Bruins’ all-time leading passer. And he won’t go down as the quarterback to break the blue and gold’s bowl win drought, either. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football redshirt senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson waves to the crowd at the Sun Bowl. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Dec. 30 at 4:26 p.m. EL PASO, Texas — A towel draped over the head of a sulking Dorian Thompson-Robinson. What once looked like the afternoon in which the redshirt senior quarterback would earn his first bowl win and become the Bruins’ all-time leading passer had taken a turn for the worse. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson walks off the field with a trainer at his side. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
Sam Settleman Sports editor Prediction: UCLA 35, Pitt 21 Most bowl games are meaningless – simply bragging rights on the line in a game against an unfamiliar opponent with key players opting out. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are UCLA football redshirt senior wide receiver Jake Bobo (left) and senior linebacker Darius Muasau (right). (Photos by Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Maya O’Kelly/Design director)
No. 18 UCLA football (9-3, 6-3 Pac-12) will take on Pittsburgh (8-4, 5-3 ACC) in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, on Friday. The Bruins will have a chance at their first 10-win season in eight years, while the Panthers will look to pull off the upset despite missing some key pieces on both sides of the ball. Read more...
Around the country, many players have chosen to opt out of bowl games to avoid risking injury and focus on the 2023 NFL Draft or the transfer portal. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson warms up before a game against California. Thompson-Robinson is set to start Friday as No. 18 UCLA football takes on Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
In the days leading up to National Signing Day, the most exciting day of the college football recruiting season was set to be an underwhelming one for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football coach Chip Kelly stands on the field before a game. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
Chip Kelly has secured the Bruins’ quarterback of the future. Five-star quarterback Dante Moore has flipped his commitment from Oregon to UCLA football, he announced in a tweet Monday morning. Read more...
Photo: Coach Chip Kelly smiles. UCLA football earned a commitment from five-star quarterback Dante Moore on Monday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
