SAN BERNARDINO — In the opening game of last season, the Bruins were under siege. Play after play, Virginia blitzed UCLA. Sometimes the Cavaliers blitzed from the edge, sometimes they charged up the middle. They even threw in some delayed blitzes from defensive backs. The Bruins looked unprepared. Then-quarterback Brett Hundley incurred five sacks and […]
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Without vocal leader, linebackers rely on talent, experience
SAN BERNARDINO — Linebackers coach Scott White sees the jersey No. 11 at the rushing outside linebacker position for UCLA. He sees the 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame. He sees the burst off the edge, the long arms fighting against an offensive tackle. He thinks he’s seeing Anthony Barr – who wore No. 11 for the UCLA […]
UCLA football completes first week of fall training camp
SAN BERNARDINO — UCLA completed its first week of fall training camp on Saturday. The Bruins had a total of seven practices during the first week, with the only fully padded practice occurring on Friday. The team had the day off on Sunday. Here are the main storylines from each day of training camp so […]
Incident at football training camp poses questions about leadership
SAN BERNARDINO — As the afternoon temperature rose to around 100 degrees Friday, tempers started to flare up at UCLA’s fall camp. Specifically, rising junior linebacker Myles Jack was heated. He got into a scuffle with rising redshirt junior left tackle Conor McDermott and was seething for several minutes afterward. The team went to a […]
Competition between nose tackle, center strengthens team’s foundation
SAN BERNARDINO — Every day in practice, Kenny Clark gets the best competition he could ask for: He faces off against redshirt senior center Jake Brendel. “Jake’s the best center I’ve played so far,” said Clark, a junior and UCLA’s starting nose tackle for the past year. “You’ve got to bring it with Jake every […]
Linebacker returns from injury, ready to compete for starting position
Kenny Orjioke performed the same movement after three straight plays during UCLA’s practice on Wednesday. He readjusted the brace on his right knee. That brace is protecting Orjioke’s surgically repaired anterior cruciate ligament, which he tore last September in the game versus Arizona State. Coach Jim Mora knew the injury was serious right away. “It’s […]
Bruin O-line seeks to continue tackling weaknesses
SAN BERNARDINO — Caleb Benenoch has heard the criticism before, and he’s tired of it. “Everybody’s talking, saying what they want to say,” said the rising redshirt junior right tackle. “I’m very eager, I’m very eager. … I’m gonna get back out there and show what I can do.” Benenoch and the UCLA offensive line […]