The women’s volleyball team has played two matches against top-five opponents this year. Both times, No. 12 UCLA has been dominated, falling in straight sets against then-No. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Jordan Anderson has been one of UCLA’s strongest players, but she continues to struggle against top-ranked opponents. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Myles Jack never picked up his textbooks. There they were, sitting in the campus store, the unenrolled linebacker’s name attached to books he’ll never read, things he’ll never learn. Read more...
Photo: Junior linebacker Myles Jack runs to the perimeter to stop BYU running back Adam Hine in the third game of the season. That would turn out to be Jack’s final game as a Bruin, as he tore his meniscus the following week and recently withdrew from school. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior 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: Redshirt senior Aaron Wallace (left) and junior Deon Hollins brought down Arizona State quarterback Mike Bercovici last Saturday. The linebackers were part of a Bruin defense that was strong for much of the UCLA loss. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
If it wasn’t for his high school counselor, Jason Falitz may have never raced a lap or gripped a water polo ball. He also may never have become John Burroughs High School’s all-time career scoring leader, the Los Angeles Times 1999 Player of the Year or the 2006 Western State Conference Player of the Year at Los Angeles Valley College. Read more...
Photo: Jason Falitz, the new assistant coach for UCLA men’s water polo, is known for his seriousness during practice and his light-hearted attitude away from the pool. Falitz has coached at almost every level. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The top scorer for UCLA men’s golf this week was the winner of the team’s tournament, but the Bruins could not defend last season’s title. On Oct. Read more...
Photo: Senior Jonathon Garrick led the Bruins to a third-place finish at the Erin Hills intercollegiate by winning the individual field. (UCLA Athletics)
Jim Mora clasped his hands together and motioned them forward, as if to say, “all in.” The movement wasn’t in reference to anything Mora himself was doing. Read more...
Photo: Junior linebacker Myles Jack withdrew from UCLA to purse a professional football career.(Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Josh Grau is a former Division I women’s volleyball coach who now works as a volleyball broadcaster for the Pac-12 Networks. Daily Bruin assistant sports editor Matt Cummings got a chance to ask Grau about the Bruin team before Grau broadcasted Friday night’s UCLA-Washington match. Read more...
Photo: Josh Grau used to coach Division I women’s volleyball before switching roles to become a broadcaster for Pac-12 networks. (Courtesy of Josh Grau)
