Eric Matheis had to grow up quickly. A freshman on a rebuilding UCLA men’s volleyball team, the setter stayed on the bench for the opening weeks of the conference season. The rookie watched as junior Steve O’Dell and sophomore Hagen Smith, veteran setters, traded the starting spot between them. Following O’Dell’s departure from the team […]
Author Archives: Claire Fahy
Bruins bring new competitive energy to spring football practice
The young quarterback took snaps on the sidelines while UCLA football practiced on Spaulding Field Monday. Standing at 4 feet tall in an oversized Brett Hundley jersey, the elementary schooler tossed himself a blue foam football and then scrambled around in the pocket. The Bruins have spent much of spring practice talking about the prospects […]
Junior college transfer Ikenna Okwarabizie commits to UCLA basketball
Junior college transfer Ikenna Okwarabizie committed to UCLA Sunday morning following a weekend visit to campus. Okwarabizie was a standout player for Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, and is originally from Nigeria. He transferred to high school in Iowa in 2013, but there were issues with his high school transcript from Nigeria and Okwarabizie […]
Men’s volleyball to battle Stanford for MPSF tournament berth
As practice wound down Wednesday night in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA men’s volleyball redshirt freshman middle blocker Eric Sprague elevated for a kill. His palm connected perfectly with the volleyball, setting it on a course to slam down into the hardwood floor on the other side of the net. The screech of shoes on hardwood, a […]
Freshman QB Josh Rosen impresses coaches, teammates in spring practice
The competition for quarterback, which has proven to be the dominant storyline of UCLA football’s spring practice, just revealed some plot twists. Redshirt freshman Aaron Sharp is in the process of transitioning from one of six quarterback candidates to a more prominent role as receiver, having traded his yellow jersey for navy blue. Sharp didn’t […]
Serving proves a double-edged sword for UCLA men’s volleyball
UCLA men’s volleyball enters its final game of the season Friday, vying for a postseason berth with a win over No. 14 Stanford. With their eyes on the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, the Bruins will look to execute on the one aspect of the game that has given them trouble all season: serving. Especially […]
UCLA football builds itself up for new season
Last October, in the middle of a precarious two-game skid, UCLA football was in need of a big play. Cal had the ball on the UCLA 36-yard line, down two with just under a minute left to play. Quarterback Jared Goff launched a long ball down the right sideline, threatening to fully derail the momentum […]