Adrian Klemm, UCLA football’s controversy-laden offensive line coach, has been fired just weeks shy of national signing day, according to multiple reports. Scout.com initially reported the move. Klemm, a key recruiter on coach Jim Mora’s staff, landed some of the nation’s top offensive line recruiting classes during his five seasons with the Bruins. His tenure […]
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The Dam Truth: Oklahoma prioritized success over justice for victims of violence
Coach Jim Harbaugh infamously climbed a tree to get a top football recruit to play for Michigan. Other schools, like Baylor University, simply sold their souls. The Bears’ coaches, athletic director and chancellor were found to have fostered a dangerous campus environment when reports of Title IX violations surfaced, alleging them of covering up sexual […]
Michigan assistant reported as UCLA football’s new offensive coordinator
Michigan assistant Jedd Fisch is expected to become UCLA’s new offensive coordinator per FOX Sports. Fisch will be the third offensive coordinator in as many years after Noel Mazzone left for Texas A&M and Kennedy Polamalu’s contract was not renewed. The Bruins finished last season 4-8 and second-to-last in the nation in average yards per […]
Den survey results show student support for moving Rose Bowl section
The results are in, and UCLA students seem to largely support a change to their seating arrangements at the Rose Bowl. The Den, UCLA’s student section, sent out a survey last month to gauge opinion about a potential change that would move the student section out of the sun, while also bringing the home team’s bench […]
UCLA football’s season of misfortune and disappointment
Flash back to Oct. 8, when UCLA football suffered a tight 23-20 loss at Arizona State in a game that, at the time, seemed meaningful for its effect on the Pac-12 South division race. That night would end up having zero impact on the conference playoff picture, but it stands as a meaningful point in […]
Football seniors look fondly on careers despite disappointing end
These past few weeks will stand as a complicated memory in the mind of Mike Fafaul, the redshirt senior quarterback whose long-awaited opportunity came amid UCLA’s painful slide to its worst record in coach Jim Mora’s tenure. “It was a tough season. It didn’t go the way I wanted it to go, but I got […]
Football offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu’s contract not renewed
Three-year running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu is the first casualty of the Bruins’ underwhelming 2016 season. The offensive coordinator’s contract will not be renewed for the 2017 season, as announced by UCLA Athletics Sunday morning. Polamalu joined head coach Jim Mora’s coaching staff in December of 2013 as a running backs coach before being promoted […]