The NFL draft – which begins with the first round Thursday – brings with it the chance for a new batch of UCLA athletes to realize their dreams. This year, five Bruins look to have a shot at hearing their names called. Here’s a look at each of those prospects and analysis on their draft […]
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Former UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel hosts TV show
Rick Neuheisel sits at his desk, laptop before him, remote in hand, paused game tape glaring out at him from the television placed at the far end of the desk. Across from him is Brett Hundley, the now-redshirt junior quarterback who was the then-high school senior that Neuheisel recruited to be a Bruin when he […]
UCLA football to be focus of Pac-12 show ‘The Drive’
UCLA football will be the star of season two of “The Drive: Pac-12 Football,” a Pac-12 Networks show following the team around throughout the season. The series will begin in early September and run throughout the season, with 15 weekly episodes, each 30 minutes in length. The show will follow players and coaches not just […]
Neuheisel looks to follow father’s footsteps as UCLA QB
Among the family members, media personnel and fans dispersed near the Bruin football team’s field tunnel exit following Saturday’s Spring Showcase, a father reels his son in, wrapping his arm around him. The teaching begins slowly, first in words, then in hand motions. Jerry Neuheisel listens to the advice from Rick Neuheisel, his father and the Bruins’ […]
Former NFL player Jeff Ulbrich finds new calling as coach
The gray invading Jeff Ulbrich’s connected black beard, mustache and sideburns belies the abundant energy of a cleat-wearing coach who performs pushups and core workouts alongside his defensive players at the end of many a spring football practice. One occasion this month saw the first-year defensive coordinator ending an altercation by seemingly using little more […]
Spring Football Recap 2014
With the conclusion of Saturday’s spring game, UCLA officially wrapped up spring practice for 2014. With the team not getting back into action until August, here’s what we learned from spring camp and what to keep an eye on come fall. Quarterback Redshirt junior Brett Hundley put off the NFL and returned for what will […]
UCLA’s Spring Showcase builds excitement for regular season
The most noticeable crowd-pleasing moment of UCLA’s Spring Showcase came with the clock stopped during a five-minute break from action. Replacing the injured Colby Cyburt, redshirt freshman offensive tackle Kenny Lacy struggled to squeeze into a white jersey much too small for him as he switched teams to fill the need. After an extended period […]