Wednesday, June 24


UCLA football hopes for turnaround after last season’s missteps

Many of the players from UCLA football’s dismal 4-8 run last season will return in 2017. So will most of the team’s biggest questions. Coach Jim Mora is still looking to solidify his starting offensive line, junior quarterback Josh Rosen is returning from a shoulder injury that knocked him out for the latter half of last season and the Bruins’ running back brigade is virtually unchanged from the group that finished near dead-last in yards on the ground per game in 2016. Read more...


UCLA’s depth chart has a mix of experienced veterans and new faces

Last season showed UCLA football why depth is important. In back-to-back games at the start of October, the Bruins lost then-redshirt sophomore starting right tackle Kolton Miller and then-sophomore starting quarterback Josh Rosen to season-ending surgeries. Read more...

Photo: With redshirt senior offensive lineman Kenny Lacy still suffering from injury, the Bruins will have to decide between three potential replacements, all of whom have little experience starting at the college level. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA football faces a formidable foe in rematch against Texas A&M

Three years ago, UCLA and Texas A&M agreed to a two-year home-and-home series for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The Bruins will look to even the line with the Aggies after last year’s season-opening overtime loss. Read more...

Photo: Junior quarterback Josh Rosen and the Bruins are set to face off against the Aggies after last year’s overtime loss in College Station, Texas. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s volleyball sees fresh faces, to start 2017 with clean slate

Last year, the UCLA women’s volleyball team was the best it’s been since 2011 – its national championship season. The 2016 Bruins swept conference rival Stanford Cardinal, who later won the NCAA title, and made it to the round of eight in the NCAA Tournament. Read more...

Photo: Coach Micahel Sealy called Reily Buechler “salt of the earth” based on her three years of success as UCLA’s outside hitter. The senior is the only member of the 2016 offense who is slated to take regular swings for the Bruins in 2017. (Daily Bruin file photo)