As college sports continue to be pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional leagues have restarted. Each Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will highlight a few standout alumni performances from the past week in ongoing leagues as we await the return of university athletics. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin quarterback and first-round NFL Draft selection Josh Rosen has been signed by the San Francisco 49ers, his third team in the last four months. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Another one bites the dust. UCLA football’s redshirt senior defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa announced on social media that he declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. He will forego the extra year of eligibility given to all NCAA student-athletes this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Odighizuwa played in all seven games this year, and was honored before kickoff at the Rose Bowl before UCLA’s final contest against Stanford along with fellow redshirt senior Demetric Felton – who declared for the NFL Draft Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa has declared for the 2021 Draft, he announced on social media. Odighizuwa finished the 2020 season second on the team in sacks and fifth on the team in tackles. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ decision to opt out of a bowl this year didn’t turn out to mean much, considering their loss Saturday night dropped them below .500 for the fifth-consecutive season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football finished the campaign under .500 for the fifth-straight season with its loss to Stanford, a game in which redshirt sophomore tight end Greg Dulcich (left) and redshirt freshman quarterback Chase Griffin (middle) both had multiple touchdowns. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
All good things must come to an end. UCLA football’s redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton announced on social media that he declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. Read more...
Photo: After a season in which he doubled his collegiate touchdown total, redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton announced via social media that he declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 19 at 8:57 p.m. The game came down to one play in the second extra period. Without their starting quarterback, running back and center, the Bruins went for two – and came up a yard short. Read more...
Photo: Graduate transfer running back Brittain Brown was stopped on the game’s final play but still finished the game with 219 yards on 29 carries in UCLA football’s loss to Stanford. Brown replaced the usual starter redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton who did not play in the game. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In the final game at the Rose Bowl in 2020, the Bruins lost their starting quarterback and fell behind to their California rival. UCLA football (3-3) trails Stanford (3-2) 20-3 at halftime in both teams’ final contest of the season. Read more...
Photo: Junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson left UCLA football’s final game of the season with a possible injury late in the second quarter. Thompson-Robinson had 65 yards passing and 46 yards rushing before exiting the game. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jack Perez Sports editor Prediction: UCLA 31, Stanford 17 This Bruin team, while inconsistent and prone to mistakes, should be too talented to lose this game. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football prevailed over Stanford in last year’s matchup and can make it two wins in a row Saturday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
