In the first minute of Jim Mora’s interview session at Pac-12 Media Day, the elephant in the room was brought to the fore. A reporter asked the UCLA coach about the recent unsealed testimony from former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary. In that testimony, McQueary stated that Tom Bradley – UCLA’s current defensive coordinator […]
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UCLA football favored to win Pac-12 South division in media poll
The Bruins are the favorites again. Almost. Pac-12 media members picked UCLA to win the Pac-12 South with 19 of 33 first-place votes. USC received 12 first-place votes and Utah grabbed the remaining 2 votes. “(This conference) is more talented than probably any time in the Pac-12’s history,” said Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez. “I think […]
Claire-ification: Testimony on Bradley shows the human cost of placing success first
I covered football for six months at the beginning of last school year. Before that, I worked the men’s volleyball beat for two years, with some men’s water polo and soccer in the mix. If I had to take all the experiences I had and boil them down to one lesson it would be this: […]
Unsealed testimony claims Tom Bradley knew of Penn State abuse
This post was updated July 12 at 12:15 p.m UCLA defensive coordinator Tom Bradley, a former Penn State assistant coach, was one of many members of the Penn State coaching staff who knew of Jerry Sandusky’s repeated child abuse, according to testimony in documents unsealed by a Philadelphia court Tuesday. That testimony came in a […]
Mora’s extended contract raises incentives for academic, on-field efforts
Jim Mora recently signed a two-year contract extension, but it didn’t come with a pay raise. The details of the UCLA football coach’s contract were released last week, and any possible salary increase for Mora is tied to bonuses for the Bruins’ performance in the classroom and on the field. The extension also raised the […]
Eight Bruins to join UCLA Athletics 2016 Hall of Fame
Eight UCLA alumni will be inducted in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. The new members have a combined 26 NCAA team and individual championships and six Olympic medals over their careers. The group of 2016 inductees also includes an NBA All-Star, Super Bowl champion and a Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding […]
Bruins named to early watch lists for upcoming football season
A slew of UCLA players, headlined by true sophomore Josh Rosen, redshirt junior Eddie Vanderdoes and redshirt senior Conor McDermott, have been named to football preseason watch lists. Last season, Rosen capped off his freshman campaign with multiple awards including first-team Freshman All-American honors and Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the […]