This post was updated on April 19 at 4:50 p.m. UCLA running back recruit Sotonye “Soso” Jamabo was arrested and booked early Sunday for evading a police officer with a vehicle, according to police records. According to a statement from Kemp Chief of Police Robert D. Walker, Jamabo was driving a Ford pickup eastbound on […]
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Four-star wide receiver recruit Darian Owens commits to UCLA
Four-star wide receiver recruit Darian Owens has committed to UCLA, as reported by Rivals.com. Owens, a consensus four-star recruit, stands at 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. The Clovis West High School junior finished the 2014 season with 42 total receptions for 882 yards and seven touchdowns. The future Bruin is set to graduate […]
Spring practice tests players in new offensive, defensive roles
It’s been almost two years since Nate Iese made his third and seemingly final position change at UCLA. In fall 2013, the then-redshirt freshman made the switch from defensive line to F-back, a position he’s settled into. “(The position change to F-back) was a little fresh for me; a different position than I was used […]
Freshman QB Josh Rosen impresses coaches, teammates in spring practice
The competition for quarterback, which has proven to be the dominant storyline of UCLA football’s spring practice, just revealed some plot twists. Redshirt freshman Aaron Sharp is in the process of transitioning from one of six quarterback candidates to a more prominent role as receiver, having traded his yellow jersey for navy blue. Sharp didn’t […]
UCLA football builds itself up for new season
Last October, in the middle of a precarious two-game skid, UCLA football was in need of a big play. Cal had the ball on the UCLA 36-yard line, down two with just under a minute left to play. Quarterback Jared Goff launched a long ball down the right sideline, threatening to fully derail the momentum […]
New defensive coordinator adjusts to team’s tempo
UCLA football typically blasts classic rock and hip-hop music throughout practice, reverberating well outside the walls of Spaulding Field and spilling onto the UCLA campus. But for defensive coordinator Tom Bradley, the music was yet another aspect he had to get used to in his transition to the Bruins. At the beginning of the seventh […]
Defensive end Takkarist McKinley positions himself for starting role
Takkarist McKinley is currently focusing on the more specific aspects of football, like adding body weight to gain an advantage over other defensive linemen. “I got here (at) about 225 (pounds). I’m at 243 right now. That’s what (former defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich) wanted me to be at – 245,” said the junior defensive end. […]