Author Archives: Diamond Leung

Prior to Wednesday night’s match, Al Scates read off to the local media a long list of minor injuries that his team had recently suffered. The UCLA men’s volleyball head coach let out a hearty laugh. He would actually have to use his home opener that night to separate the starters from the sidelined. UCLA […]

Death, taxes and UCLA men’s volleyball national championship guarantees ““ they are to be expected. The only Bruin who seems to question this is junior middle blocker Chris Peña. “Are you kidding me? We’re winning this (thing). That’s for damn sure.” No. 3 UCLA (2-1), as always, has come into the season with high expectations. […]

UCLA football head coach Karl Dorrell chose Larry Kerr as his new defensive coordinator on Friday. Kerr, 49, has been serving for the last 10 years as defensive coordinator at Colorado State. “I am truly excited to be at UCLA,” Kerr said. “It’s a tremendous honor to work with Coach Dorrell.” Kerr is the fourth […]

After 40 years as the UCLA men’s volleyball coach, Al Scates has garnered an all-time NCAA single-sport record 1,044 career victories as well as the moniker, “The Second Wizard of Westwood.” So Scates, the lord of 18 NCAA championship rings, will often reaffirm his living-legend status by reaching into the bottom of his big bag […]

Randy Taylor, UCLA’s celebrated director of football operations, has resigned. Taylor was vital to the team’s recruiting efforts and coordinated year-round official and unofficial visits for prospective players. He helped UCLA land top recruiting classes in his seven years on the job. Taylor informed athletic director Dan Guerrero of his decision on Monday and expressed […]

The UCLA football team came into the season slated to finish sixth in the conference. The Bruins finished tied for fourth. This only made first-year Athletic Director Dan Guerrero curious. “Should UCLA be preseason ranked number six?” It was a rhetorical question asked right after the firing of head coach Bob Toledo following the close […]

LAS VEGAS – Sin City became a place of redemption for both UCLA and New Mexico. Both teams played in the Las Vegas Bowl on Wednesday to feel good about themselves after failing to win conference championships. Every player on down to the backup kicker needed a second chance to prove himself. Well, herself, in […]