In Chip Kelly’s first offseason in Westwood, UCLA football reeled in the No. 19 recruiting class in the nation. Coach Kelly convinced 30 prospects to sign with the Bruins last winter, giving him the largest recruiting class among Power Five programs. And that tends to be the goal for most first-year coaches – establish your […]
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Football finds its rhythm as Chip Kelly’s training tactics start paying off
Chip Kelly is known for going fast in games and in practice. The UCLA football coach is also known for his sports science-themed approach to training his players. Kelly’s system has straightforward benefits – the faster the practice, the more reps everyone gets, and the coaches can obtain more data to assess various personnel groups. […]
The Rundown: Oct. 16
FootballRyan Smith, Sports editor Outside linebacker Keisean Lucier-South earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors with his performance against California on Saturday. The UCLA football (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12) redshirt junior recorded a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and played a key part in forcing three of the Bears’ four fourth-quarter turnovers. Lucier-South picked up […]
Football sees improvement in rushing game with Joshua Kelley
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 7:56 p.m. Joshua Kelley did not take a snap for UCLA football last season. This year, he’s the Bruins’ leading rusher. The redshirt junior played the 2014 and 2015 seasons with UC Davis and transferred to UCLA in 2017. He redshirted his junior year and entered this season […]
UCLA Bruins roar victory, break losing streak with win against Cal
The door to the UCLA locker room was slightly ajar, and a vociferous roar emerged from within. It was the Bruin football team singing the fight song to celebrate its first win of the season after the worst start in school history since 1943. “So happy we did it today,” redshirt junior outside linebacker Keisean […]
UCLA football runs over California in 37-7 rout for first win of season
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 8:37 p.m. BERKELEY—Joshua Kelley’s teammates said he always has a smile on his face. And on Saturday, all the Bruins shared the same grin as their redshirt junior running back. Kelley picked apart Cal’s defense for three touchdowns, and UCLA (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12) defeated Cal (3-3, 0-3) 37-7 […]
Stout defense and strong running give UCLA 13-0 halftime lead at California
BERKELEY—Two lucky bounces for the Bruins led to their first touchdown and another helped them kick a field goal. Joshua Kelley made both happen. The redshirt junior running back ran for 114 yards in the first half and a touchdown as UCLA (0-5, 0-2 Pac-12) leads California (3-2, 0-2) 13-0 at halftime in Berkeley. Sophomore […]