Three-year running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu is the first casualty of the Bruins’ underwhelming 2016 season. The offensive coordinator’s contract will not be renewed for the 2017 season, as announced by UCLA Athletics Sunday morning. Polamalu joined head coach Jim Mora’s coaching staff in December of 2013 as a running backs coach before being promoted […]
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UCLA football hopes to redeem dismal record with last game against Cal
The one-time Pac-12 favorite is now struggling to just qualify for a postseason bowl game. UCLA (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) was the pre-season favorite to win the Pac-12 South and contend for a spot in the College Football Playoffs. Nearly three months later, the Bruins need a win against conference foe Cal (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) in […]
UCLA coaches share their takes on crosstown rivalry
It’s rivalry week and UCLA is taking on USC at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night for bragging rights. But it’s not just a football rivalry. The crosstown showdown encompasses everything from sports like swim and dive to men’s water polo to recruiting some of the top athletes around the country. “You’re kind of brought […]
UCLA football suffers 36-14 defeat to rival school USC
This post was updated Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. Mike Fafaul laid on the cool grass looking at the quiet and empty stands. The only person in sight was offensive lineman Conor McDermott, lying inches away from him. The redshirt seniors were taking in their final moments at the Rose Bowl after yet another game in an […]
UCLA trails No. 13 USC 23-14 at halftime
Back and forth it went, with neither team seizing momentum for very long. No. 13 USC led UCLA 23-14 going into halftime in a game marked by big plays on both ends of the ball. The Bruins took the ball to the endzone less than two minutes into the game – a four-play, 70-yard drive […]
UCLA football looks to salvage subpar season heading into USC game
This time last year, everything was on the line for the UCLA and USC football teams. On top of bragging rights in the crosstown rivalry, the winner would clinch the Pac-12 South and move onto the championship game against Stanford. Now, the stakes are different. After whirlwind seasons, one team is still hanging onto its […]
Men’s basketball looks to fill in defense, guard early season success
Unlike the football team, No. 16 UCLA men’s basketball (2-0) plans to run the ball. A lot. The Bruins averaged 110.5 points over their first two games, utilizing the 3-point line against Pacific and then driving to the bucket and going to the free-throw line against Cal State Northridge. It’s the kind of pace coach […]