Author Archives: Jason Feder

Heading into the final week of spring practice, the focus of the football team has shifted toward the details. During scrimmage play on Saturday, the team practiced it’s red-zone offense and gave special teams some work on full-speed punts.

McLeod Bethel-Thompson is one of the lesser known names on the football roster, but two weeks into spring practice, the walk-on quarterback has emerged from the anonymity of being low on the depth chart. Bethel-Thompson has taken a good amount of scrimmage reps and has shown flashes of potential as two of the three quarterbacks […]

Instead of getting the best offensive linemen by position on the field at the same time, the Bruins’ coaching staff has made some changes to simply get their best five out there, regardless of position. Because of this, senior Chris Joseph is making the transition from guard to center. “It’s just a new position, just […]

First off, I would like to apologize. According to some random guy via e-mail, I violated NCAA regulations in my column last week when I specifically discussed basketball recruit Jrue Holiday and why he and others should come to UCLA. The NCAA may or may not be in the process of investigating the ramifications of […]

The football team had its first spring scrimmage on Saturday and the offense, trying to learn a new system, struggled against the experienced defense. With new offensive coordinator Jay Norvell installing new terminology and plays, Saturday’s 45-minute scrimmage showed the offense has not exactly mastered the new schemes. “Really, it’s a completely different offense than […]

With a slew of minor injuries, the Bruins’ backfield so far this spring has resembled a game of musical running backs, except with no music. Just about every running back listed on the depth chart has received carries during scrimmage play, with injuries to starter Chris Markey and Derrick Williams. For coach Karl Dorrell, running […]

Sophomore cornerback Alterraun Verner said it all during Tuesday’s scrimmage without actually saying a word. Bearing down on walk-on quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson, who was rolling out to his right, Verner put a lick on him that’s normally reserved for players without red jerseys. That type of intensity is exactly what the Bruins’ secondary will look […]