In the more bustling areas of Tokyo, streets and subway stations are lined with gachapon machines and stands where patrons spend a certain amount of money for a chance of obtaining a certain trinket, toy or figurine that they want. Essentially, the players know all the possible outcomes but can’t predict the exact result, favorable […]
Category Archives: Football
Q&A: Cincinnati Sports editor on football season’s outlook, upcoming UCLA game
To get some inside information on the Cincinnati football team, the Daily Bruin’s Sam Connon reached out to The News Record – Cincinnati’s school newspaper – and asked a few questions about the Bearcats before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday. All of the responses below come from Matt Huffmon, the Sports editor at […]
UCLA football prepares for season opener against Cincinnati
Five schools in the Pac-12 hired new football coaches this offseason, but nobody will have more eyes on them than Chip Kelly and the Bruins. UCLA will open its 2018 campaign Saturday against Cincinnati at the Rose Bowl, and Kelly said he is not underestimating the Bearcats’ ability to spoil his Bruins coaching debut. “They […]
UCLA linebacker Josh Woods out for season due to knee injury
The Bruins are more than a week away from playing in a real game, but they have already lost their lead defensive signal caller for the year. UCLA football coach Chip Kelly informed the media Sunday morning that senior linebacker Josh Woods suffered a knee injury in practice Thursday that will sideline him for the […]
The Rundown: Aug. 13
Football Angie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Josh Rosen made his NFL debut Saturday night. The former UCLA quarterback – drafted 10th overall by the Arizona Cardinals – took the field in the Cardinals’ preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers with about two minutes left in the first quarter. Rosen, who entered with the second […]
UCLA football’s consistent special teams look to improve before 2018 season
The Bruins experienced major roster turnover this offseason, but one unit remained intact – special teams. UCLA football’s special teams unit was arguably its most consistent group of players on the roster last season, and it has been focused on becoming even better in 2018. “I’m trying to make it as hard on myself as […]
Football prepares for upcoming season with fresh coaching staff and players
Coach Chip Kelly was not shy Thursday morning when he replied to the question of what his Bruins football team “stood for.” “Chaos,” Kelly said. He did not mean it with a negative connotation, however. Kelly has been working on implementing his fast-paced system since March, but he said the influx of new players at […]