As the days were getting longer in early June, it seemed that our wait for UCLA football and other sports was only getting shorter. However, with COVID-19’s resurgence in several areas of the country, UCLA must act quickly to reverse course and hit the brakes on its sports restart. Read more...
Photo: As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ramp up, UCLA Athletics is moving forward with its Return to Training plan. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 27 at 12:50 p.m. Already facing a $19 million budget deficit, the Bruins could be staring at more trouble. Under Armour is attempting to leave its record-breaking 15-year, $280 million deal as the supplier of UCLA Athletics’ apparel just as the two sides enter their fourth year together. The news was first reported by Los Angeles Times’ Ben Bolch and later confirmed by UCLA Athletics. Read more...
Photo: After just three years of their 15-year contract, Under Armour is attempting to terminate its deal with UCLA Athletics. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 28 at 2:00 p.m. In the middle of a pandemic, with protests against racial injustice sparking up around the country, all Dorian Thompson-Robinson could do was tweet. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson will be fundraising starting Wednesday by selling hoodies. He said all proceeds will go to the Los Angeles and Las Vegas chapters of 100 Black Men of America. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Some Bruins are coming back to Westwood. UCLA Athletics released a four-phase Return to Training plan to bring its athletes back on campus Saturday. The plan splits all of UCLA’s student-athletes into one of four groups: Group 1 contains all fall Olympic sport student-athletes who live locally plus the football team, Group 2 is composed of men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes, Group 3 comprises the remainder of fall Olympic sport athletes and all other student-athletes who live locally and Group 4 consists of all the remaining student-athletes. Read more...
Photo: Student-athletes will be back on campus as soon as Monday as a part of the first phase of the Return to Training plan. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Chip Kelly’s tenure as a Bruin has been spotty to say the least. Going 7-17 through two seasons, sparking a transfer exodus and drawing criticism from alumni for a seemingly weak stance on racial injustice isn’t the strongest resume. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football coach Chip Kelly has had his share of troubles in his two years in Westwood, but his handling of players’ concerns amid training during the COVID-19 pandemic is not one of them. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Members of the UCLA football program demanded better protection for student-athletes when they return to campus for mandatory workouts during the COVID-19 pandemic in a letter to the program Friday. Read more...
Photo: Incoming junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson and 29 of his teammates published a letter in hopes of ensuring health and safety protections from COVID-19 when voluntary workouts begin for UCLA football June 22. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 17 at 4:37 p.m. As the state of California approaches phase three of its reopening plan, the Bruins have gotten the green light to start their own phase one. Read more...
Photo: Football and Olympic sport teams will be allowed to come back to campus June 22, according to a statement from UCLA Athletics. However, UCLA encouraged only local players from non-football teams to return. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
