UCLA men’s soccer faced its first true test of the 2015 season last weekend, taking a season-opening victory and its No. 1 national ranking to the East Coast for a pair of top-15 matchups. After two disappointing losses, the Bruins (1-2) return to Westwood with a losing record and a guarantee of a sharp tumble […]
Author Archives: Tanner Walters
Tanner’s Take: Lessons from Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Football season arrived in Pasadena Saturday afternoon as I sat on a couch 2,500 miles away, fumbling with a lagging Chromecast, sporting a bright blue UCLA T-shirt and surrounded by Virginia fans. Like much of the Bruin faithful, I wasn’t physically at the Rose Bowl; instead, I found myself across the country […]
Tanner’s Take: LA’s 2024 Olympic Games bid includes vague promises
I have lived the 4:55 a.m. wake-up calls. It was only four months, but my time with the UCLA men’s rowing team gave me the utmost respect for the athletes – male and female – who are able to fight past every mental and physical barrier to compete on the water. Those mornings at Marina […]
Tanner’s Take: Cris Carter video demonstrates fundamental problem within NFL culture
Last fall, as the National Football League’s public relations woes were fully emerging into the public eye, Forbes released a Buzzfeed-esque list entitled “4 Ways Leaders Can Avoid Crises Of NFL Proportions.” Oh, but if only the league had actually taken the time to read that article themselves. In the year since the story, those […]
UCLA football coach suspended for opening games of 2015 season
This post was updated on Aug. 23 at 8:00 p.m. UCLA football handed down its second self-imposed suspension in five months to offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Adrian Klemm on Friday evening. Klemm missed the team’s entire spring practice after being suspended in March because of alleged NCAA rules violations, and will now miss […]
Veteran core, influx of youth offer men’s soccer chance at redemption
A second straight year of penalty kick eliminations for UCLA men’s soccer hasn’t seemed to diminish the expectations that surround the Bruins. Instead, it has fueled them as they prepare for the upcoming 2015 season. “The disappointment has really given us a lot of motivation in the offseason,” said coach Jorge Salcedo. “You’re going to […]
Tanner’s Take: UCLA must capitalize on T.J. Leaf decommitment to strengthen 2016 class
The Bruins have an opportunity, and they would be wise to make the most of it. Five-star power forward T.J. Leaf announced his decommitment from Arizona last Thursday, opening the door for programs across the country to jump back into his recruiting process. In November 2014, Leaf chose Arizona over Florida and UCLA, so […]