SAN BERNARDINO — Jordan Payton said it was a random selection. The senior wide receiver found himself paired up with freshman quarterback Josh Rosen when UCLA football announced its roommate list for fall training camp. “It just so happened, I guess it’s random selection, Josh got put in the same suite,” Payton said. But was […]
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UCLA football’s leadership closely watched as fall training camp begins
It’s hard to believe that this year’s UCLA football fall training camp could generate as much buzz as last year’s – if not more. In 2014, the Bruins garnered as much preseason hype as ever, entering the year ranked No. 7 in the AP poll – their highest preseason ranking since 1998. The team was […]
UCLA surrounded by questions about starting QB on Pac-12 Media Day
The theme surrounding the UCLA football team at Pac-12 Football Media Day this year was markedly different than it was last year. In 2014, the Bruins were surrounded by high expectations, entering the year ranked No. 7 in the country. As a whole, pundits were generally aware of what type of team UCLA would be, […]
UCLA to play UNLV for first round of Maui Invitational
UCLA men’s basketball’s 2015-2016 season schedule became a little bit clearer on Tuesday morning. At about 10:15 a.m. PDT, the bracket for the Maui Invitational was released, and UCLA found out it will be playing the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the first round. The full bracket can be found below. “It’s probably the […]
Norman Powell shows strong start in NBA Summer League
LAS VEGAS — Norman Powell played his first NBA Summer League game as if nothing had changed since his time as a starting guard at UCLA. He led his team – the Toronto Raptors – in scoring, just like he did for the Bruins so many times last year. He drove hard to the basket […]
Baseball assistant coach TJ Bruce accepts head coach position at Nevada
On Thursday night, another UCLA baseball assistant coach was given the head coach job at a Division I school. In June 2011, it was former UCLA assistant coach Rick Vanderhook being hired by Cal State Fullerton. On Thursday, it was current UCLA assistant coach and infield coach T.J. Bruce being hired by the University of […]
Senior guard Norman Powell drafted in second round, goes to Raptors
Norman Powell knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but he was up for the challenge. “I know it’s gonna be tough, there’s gonna be a lot of workouts, it’s gonna be a lot of grinding, but I’m ready for it,” Powell said on March 31, before his NBA pre-draft training was about to begin. […]