Friday, June 27

Football player tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of 2020 season opener

A UCLA football player has tested positive for COVID-19, the athletic department released in its weekly testing update Friday night. The unidentified player accounted for the only positive result out of 461 polymerase chain reaction and 787 antigen tests administered by UCLA Athletics in the past week. Read more...

Photo: On the same day the team arrived in Colorado for Saturday’s season opener, UCLA Athletics announced one UCLA football player tested positive for COVID-19. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Football to face Colorado in long-awaited start to 2020 season

Saturday’s season opener has been 343 days in the making. The last time UCLA football took the field was for its final regular-season game of the 2019 season versus California. Read more...

Photo: Coach Chip Kelly will enter his third season leading UCLA football. Kelly has yet to win a season opener during his time in Westwood. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Colorado

Jack Perez Sports editor Prediction: UCLA 42, Colorado 35 This will be a high-scoring game. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the whole Pac-12 into an abbreviated fall training camp – giving teams just about six weeks to prepare for a seven-game season. Read more...

Photo: (Ben Brill/Graphics editor)


2020 UCLA Football Season Preview: Special teams will turn to fresh faces for starting punter, kicker spots

UCLA football finally has a schedule for its 2020 season, so Sports editor Jack Perez and senior staff writer Sam Connon will be taking a look at the Bruins’ outlook at each position. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton will handle kickoff returns for UCLA football following his 2019 campaign where he had a 100-yard return touchdown. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA quarterback walks the line between YouTube monetization and NCAA regulations

#AthletesArePeopleToo. This hashtag is found at the end of all of Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s vlog titles on his YouTube channel. The junior UCLA quarterback uploaded the first episode of his latest vlog series Aug. Read more...

Photo: Junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson performs on and off the field, posting vlogs and other behind-the-scenes videos on YouTube while starting for UCLA football. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football veterans rely on experience leading into matchup with Colorado

Two redshirt seniors figure into UCLA football’s ability to win the ground game on both sides of the ball Saturday. Running back Demetric Felton and defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa both got the nod at the top of the depth chart at their respective positions ahead of this weekend’s season opener at Colorado. Read more...

Photo: After beginning his UCLA football career as a wide receiver, redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton is now the Bruins’ first option out of the backfield. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Pro Bruin Rundown: Dave Roberts manages LA Dodgers to World Series victory, Sam Mewis scores in FA final

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: Dave Roberts started as a player for the Bruins in 1991, before making his way to the MLB where he played 10 years. Afterwards, Roberts was the first base coach for the San Diego Padres before becoming the manager of the Dodgers and winning the World Series. (Courtesy of Wikipedia Creative Commons)



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