Despite aerial struggles, Brett Hundley galvanizes UCLA victory

BOULDER, Colo. – Nate Iese couldn’t have been more wide open. The redshirt sophomore fullback found himself all alone as he ran towards the end zone. He turned his head as redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley’s pass approached him, leaping and stretching his 6-foot-3 frame as high as he could. The ball sailed right over […]

Bruins clinch close win against Buffaloes in double overtime

BOULDER, Colo. — UCLA might like to take its first and last offensive plays in Saturday’s 40-37 overtime win at Colorado, then forget about everything in between. The Bruins’ first play was perfect. Redshirt sophomore running back Paul Perkins took a handoff to the left, followed his blockers outside, then sprinted 92 yards down the […]

UCLA men’s basketball predicted to finish fourth in Pac-12 at media day

UCLA men’s basketball is playing a tightrope game this preseason, looking to maintain last season’s success but forced to make drastic changes. Its main identity from a year ago is gone, as are many of the players. Sitting at a podium in front of a room full of reporters at Thursday’s Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media […]

McKinley stabilizes previously shaky defensive line unit

Takkarist McKinley shot off the edge of the line, sprinted a few yards, then dove. The sophomore defensive end came up just short. Cal’s punter Cole Leininger just got his kick away ahead of McKinley’s outstretched arms, drawing a collective sigh of relief from the Golden Bears’ faithful in Memorial Stadium last Saturday. It was […]

Linebacker Eric Kendricks named quarterfinalist for Lott IMPACT Trophy

The Lott IMPACT Trophy may be heading to Westwood for a second consecutive year. After former UCLA outside linebacker Anthony Barr was the recipient of the award last season, redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendricks was announced as a quarterfinalist for this year’s trophy Wednesday. The Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded to the defensive player […]