Thursday, June 26

Football retains top tight ends, looks to capitalize on offensive chemistry

Tight ends have been a focal point of the Bruins’ offense since coach Chip Kelly arrived in Westwood. In Kelly’s inaugural season with UCLA football, redshirt junior tight end Caleb Wilson posted a team-high 965 receiving yards en route to being selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft the following spring. Read more...

Photo: Rising redshirt junior tight end Greg Dulcich led UCLA football in receiving yards in 2020 and ranked second in the nation among tight ends with 73.9 receiving yards per game. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA football expects experienced fall lineup, returns most players from 2020

Experience, experience, experience. Coach Chip Kelly of UCLA football will have the second-most returning production in all of the Football Bowl Subdivision next season as he has the opportunity to claim his first winning season in Westwood in four tries. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football coach Chip Kelly returns the third-most offensive production and the eighth-most defensive production as he starts his fourth season in Westwood. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)


Players adjust to hiring of new quarterbacks coach ahead of 2021 football season

The Bruins will have a new man in Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s ear. In the same offseason that it promoted a new wide receivers coach, UCLA football also hired Ryan Gunderson in February to take over as quarterbacks coach following the departure of Dana Bible, who held the position since 2018 when coach Chip Kelly took the reins in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Rising senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson will have a new quarterbacks coach for the first time in his UCLA football career, as Ryan Gunderson will be his new man on the sideline come fall. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Cleveland Browns select Demetric Felton in 6th round of 2021 NFL Draft

After 210 picks of waiting, Demetric Felton will be heading to the NFL Draft’s host city. The former UCLA football running back and wide receiver was drafted 211th overall to the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football had its second player selected in the 2021 NFL Draft when Demetric Felton was chosen by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)


Dallas Cowboys select UCLA’s Osa Odighizuwa as No. 75 overall pick in NFL Draft

The Dallas Cowboys hadn’t picked a Bruin in over 30 years. That streak is over. Dallas selected former UCLA football defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa with the No. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA football defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the No. 75 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft on Friday night. Odighizuwa averaged over three sacks per 12 games in his time in Westwood. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA football appoints Jerry Neuheisel as new wide receivers coach

While the receiving corps on the field will largely stay the same, it will have a new leader on the sidelines. During the offseason, UCLA football promoted Jerry Neuheisel – son of former Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel – to be the team’s new wide receivers coach, succeeding Jimmie Dougherty, who was on the Bruin staff for the past four years and left to be an assistant coach at Arizona in January. Read more...

Photo: After seven years with the program – including four as a player under former coach Jim Mora – former UCLA football quarterback Jerry Neuheisel was named the team’s wide receivers coach in the offseason. (Daily Bruin file photo)




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