Tuesday, June 24

Sam Settles It: UCLA football’s Holiday Bowl dropout demonstrates recurrent lack of transparency

This post was updated Jan. 5 at 10:04 p.m. Stage set, tailgate tents up, pregame preparations underway. Yet the status of the game was in jeopardy – and the Bruins knew it. Read more...

Photo: Petco Park sits empty after UCLA football pulled out of the Holiday Bowl because of COVID-19 protocols hours before kickoff Tuesday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA football COVID-19 protocols prevent team from playing in Holiday Bowl

This post was updated Dec. 29 at 10:02 a.m. to clarify that the Holiday Bowl was officially canceled Wednesday morning. The Bruins’ first postseason appearance in four years is no more. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA football gather ahead of the Bruins’ game against Arizona State on Oct. 2. UCLA will not play in the Holiday Bowl because of COVID-19 protocols, ending its 2021 campaign. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football seeks to surmount limited postseason experience during Holiday Bowl

Almost exactly four years ago, the blue and gold played in the Cactus Bowl. Coach Chip Kelly had just been hired a month prior and senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was still in high school. Read more...

Photo: Senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson takes a snap in UCLA football’s win over California on Nov. 27. Thompson-Robinson and the Bruins will take on No. 18 North Carolina State on Tuesday in the Holiday Bowl. (Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA football program recruits 11 players on 1st day of early signing period

Eleven high school recruits put pen to paper on their national letters of intent with the Bruins.  Overall, UCLA football signed six four-stars and five three-stars on the first day of the early signing period Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Coach Chip Kelly points toward the field during UCLA football’s game against Oregon on Oct. 23. Kelly saw 11 future Bruins sign their national letters of intent Wednesday. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


UCLA football’s Otito Ogbonnia declares for 2022 NFL Draft

The Bruins are losing their starting defensive tackle for the second straight year. UCLA football (8-4, 6-3 Pac-12) senior defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia announced Monday his intention to declare for the 2022 NFL Draft and forgo his final year of eligibility with the blue and gold. Read more...

Photo: Senior defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia makes a tackle in UCLA football’s game against Oregon on Oct. 23. Ogbonnia announced Monday that he will be declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


UCLA football heads to Holiday Bowl in first postseason appearance in 4 years

The post was updated Dec. 5 at 2:33 p.m. For the first time in four years, the Bruins are going bowling.   UCLA football (8-4, 6-3 Pac-12) will travel south to San Diego for a matchup against No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman wide receiver Keontez Lewis, redshirt junior wide receiver Kyle Philips and redshirt sophomore running back Keegan Jones celebrate during UCLA football’s win over USC on Nov. 20. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)



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