If there ever was an opportunity to be distracted from the moment, this was it. UCLA watched its next opponent, then-No. 2 Oregon, lose to Arizona Thursday. Then, as the Bruins waited for their 7:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday at the Rose Bowl, they saw three other top-six teams tumble. The College Football Playoff picture appeared […]
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Men’s basketball coach Steve Alford signs one-year contract extension
This post was updated on Oct. 7 at 9:30 p.m. UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him in Westwood through the 2020-2021 season, UCLA Athletics Director Dan Guerrero announced Friday. UCLA initially hired Alford on March 30, 2013 to a seven-year, $18.2 million contract which included a […]
UCLA looks to repeat past success against Utah at Rose Bowl
A lot can change in one week in college football. Just over a week ago, UCLA was shrouded in doubt, with uncertainty about redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley’s health matching the uncertainty surrounding whether the team deserving its then-No. 11 ranking. Meanwhile, Utah was coming off its third straight double-digit win, this time on the […]
LB Eric Kendricks named Lott IMPACT Player of the Week
Redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley and junior cornerback Ishmael Adams made the headlines for their performances against Arizona State last Thursday, and redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendricks earned some recognition of his own on Tuesday. Kendricks was named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week after recording 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, a […]
Coach Jim Mora speaks about UCLA football’s defense after 62-27 win
Jim Mora didn’t seem to want to give anything away during Sunday’s weekly conference call with UCLA’s beat writers. The UCLA football coach avoided detailed explanations about any concerns he had with his defense and gave an unspecified “all of the above” response for which areas the unit needed to improve in. But there was […]
UCLA football ranked No. 8, returns to top ten in AP poll
UCLA started its season with three wins but saw itself drop from its starting spot in the polls at No. 7 to as low as No. 12. But the Bruins’ 62-27 trouncing of the Arizona State Sun Devils Thursday seemed to convince the voters that their original assessment wasn’t too far off, as UCLA jumped […]
Ishmael Adams drives home win over ASU with kickoff return, pick-six
TEMPE, Ariz. — The play started as a stroke of luck – an ounce of redemption. About 10 seconds later, it turned into game changer. Six minutes of game time after that, junior cornerback Ishmael Adams put the finishing touches on his masterpiece of a performance. After committing an ill-advised defensive holding penalty on a […]