The Bruins will kick off their 2022 season against an unfamiliar opponent. For the first time in program history, UCLA football will host a Mid-American Conference team when it welcomes Bowling Green to the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football players practice. The Bruins will open their season Saturday against an unfamiliar opponent. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
Days before the Bruins’ season opener, Chip Kelly gathered his players for an announcement. The fifth-year UCLA football coach called up six players to the front of the room – redshirt junior kicker Nicholas Barr-Mira, redshirt junior defensive back Alex Johnson, redshirt freshman linebacker Carson Schwesinger, redshirt junior defensive lineman Dovid Magna, senior long snapper Jack Landherr IV and redshirt senior wide receiver Josiah Norwood. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football coach Chip Kelly walks at practice with a football in hand. Kelly put six former walk-ons on scholarship this week. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
For some Bruins, Saturday will mark their first taste of playing in one of the most iconic college football stadiums in the country. “It feels like I’ve been here five years waiting for this,” said redshirt senior wide receiver Jake Bobo. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football redshirt senior wide receiver Jake Bobo walks at practice. Bobo is set to make his Bruin debut Saturday at the Rose Bowl. (Jon Christon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA football’s 2022 season is on the horizon. From taking a look at what’s at stake for the Bruins this season to breaking down the blue and gold’s first opponent, Daily Bruin Sports previews everything you need to know about UCLA football before the season kicks off. Read more...
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Sam SettlemanSports editorPrediction: UCLA 52, Bowling Green 7 Vegas has the Bruins by about 25 in this one. I’d be shocked if UCLA doesn’t blow that out of the water Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Senior running back Zach Charbonnet (left), sophomore defensive back Devin Kirkwood (right) and UCLA football are set to take on Bowling Green on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. After going 8-4 in 2021, the Bruins will open their season against a Falcons team that posted a 4-8 overall record and 2-6 conference record competing in the Mid-American Conference a season ago. (Maya O’Kelly/Design director, photos (left to right): Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff, Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA football will open its season with a matchup against Bowling Green at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. The Bruins are coming off an 8-4 year, while the Falcons went 4-8 in 2021. Read more...
If UCLA football capitalizes on its momentum from last season and makes the most of a relatively weak schedule in 2022, the future could hold great things for the Bruins – both as a team and as individuals. Read more...
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