On Sunday night, the UCLA football team held its annual football awards banquet at the Beverly Hilton. One award, the Outstanding Scout Team Player award, was renamed to honor wide receiver Nick Pasquale, who was struck and killed by a car in his hometown of San Clemente on Sept. 8.
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Beyond Their Years: Freshman contributed skill to UCLA football’s season
1. Kylie Fitts (DE) Kylie Fitts appeared in six games, recording a single tackle for a loss against Cal in early October. The defensive end would miss every game following the Oregon trip later that month. He underwent surgery in mid-November to treat fractures in the same wrist that he dislocated at the end of […]
UCLA, Virginia Tech to meet for the first time in Sun Bowl
With the 2013 Sun Bowl just three weeks away, one clear similarity between the two teams playing in it has been brought to the forefront: UCLA and Virginia Tech hardly know a thing about each other. UCLA, the No. 4 team in the Pac-12, was announced Sunday as the conference’s representative in the Sun Bowl, […]
UCLA football’s most unforgettable moments of the season
Run of the Year: Jack Bursts Through Myles Jack reached the first-down marker to convert a third-and-2 by doing all that coaches could reasonably ask of a situational offensive player. One cut to the outside later, the former track relay athlete exploded down the right sideline and swatted away a few desperate arm tackles en […]
A game by game look at the 2013 UCLA football season
Nevada – (W) 58-20 Holding onto just a 17-13 lead at halftime, UCLA exploded for 41 points in the second half after a blocked punt returned for a touchdown shifted momentum in its favor. The Bruins’ offense was led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley, who had two passing and two rushing touchdowns, as well […]
Successful UCLA season may prompt early departures to NFL
In lieu of roses, the number 10 has become the next best thing for the UCLA football team. When the Bruins lost to the Sun Devils of Arizona State on Nov. 23, they lost out on a shot at their third straight Pac-12 Championship game appearance and a possible Rose Bowl berth. What they gained […]
Kennedy Polamalu joins UCLA as new running backs coach
Kennedy Polamalu is expected to be named UCLA’s running backs coach, Scout.com reported Wednesday. He fills a position on the UCLA coaching staff that became vacant Monday when former coach Steve Broussard was fired. Polamalu has 20-plus years of coaching experience at the collegiate and professional levels, including stints as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ running backs coach from 2005 […]