Daily Bruin Sports returns with the fifth week of its podcast, The Huddle. With a pair of the editors missing, the other two sit down and talk, in their somewhat expert opinion, about the championship hopes and dreams of UCLA’s fall sports. Read more...
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It was a century ago when the Pacific Coast Conference came into existence. The name has changed, schools have come and gone, but one thing remained constant for the long history of the league: Administrative decisions went largely without the input of the hundreds of thousands of student-athletes who have competed in the conference. Read more...
Photo: Junior water polo player Patrick Woepse and sophomore golfer Aliea Clark are two of the first Pac-12 student-athlete representatives on the conference’s official governing council. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
“FIRED,” read the screen. I couldn’t believe it. Sure, I’d just completed a 2-10 season – for the second time in three years, no less – but I’d also netted a top-five recruiting class. Read more...
Photo: Freshman phenom Josh Rosen created waves when social media posts of his dorm room hot tub surfaced last week. UCLA Housing has since cut his aquatic antics short. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For the UCLA women’s soccer team, this season has been focused on adjustment and growth. Currently sporting a 8-7-1 record, the national champions of two years ago have struggled throughout the 2015 season, but seem to have finally found their rhythm. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Kodi Lavrusky is one of the leading scorers on the UCLA women’s soccer team this season. The Bruins are fresh off a pair of wins last weekend, but they will face a tough task Thursday night against Cal. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Football is a game where the stats aren’t foolproof. There aren’t ways to quantify how well an offensive lineman or defensive lineman controls the line of scrimmage, and there aren’t ways to truly measure how well a defensive back plays in man coverage. Read more...
Photo: Cornerback John Johnson allowed only one catch for nine yards, breaking up two more passes against Cal. The redshirt sophomore played much of the game isolated on the perimeter. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As Jordan Anderson goes, so go the Bruins. Normally that’s fine for the women’s volleyball team, but it could be problematic if the junior outside hitter isn’t 100 percent healthy. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Jordan Anderson has been the key offensive player for the UCLA women’s volleyball team. She continues to outpace her teammates in kills, with 100 more than the next highest player. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editor’s note: Daily Bruin Sports is on day two of a three-part series on UCLA recruiting. Today, we focus on the wealth of talent in South Florida and the different schools that have expanded their recruiting to include the region. Read more...
Photo: Four-star defensive end Brian Burns sacks the quarterback in an impressive outing against the highly touted Coconut Creek Monarchs. The Army All-American has listed Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Florida and Florida State as his top-five schools. (Courtesy of Emma Rose)
