GARDENA — Rewind to 2013, and no one had ever heard of Oluwole Betiku. A tall and bulky teen who was too large for soccer but not tall enough for basketball, the Nigerian native settled on football. At first, he couldn’t figure out how to put on his helmet. Two years later, the 250-pound high […]
Category Archives: Football
Receiver Mossi Johnson out for season after training injury
When Arizona State stunned UCLA two weeks ago in the Bruins’ first loss of the season, coach Jim Mora pointed to injuries as a factor in the defeat. “The fact that you have lost three quality starters, three of the top players in the country, that is going to hurt you,” Mora said Oct. 3. […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. Arizona State
Each week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the game film for UCLA football and grades each position group on its performance. This week, we grade UCLA’s 38-23 loss to Arizona State. Quarterback: A Some analysts were saying that freshman quarterback Josh Rosen “struggled” in the first half. Maybe he struggled on his one […]
UCLA punter arrested on suspicion of rape, suspended from team
UCLA backup punter Adam Searl was arrested Thursday for allegedly raping another student. Searl met the student at an off-campus party last October, police said. Searl accompanied her to a residence, where she fell asleep and woke up to him sexually assaulting her. Searl, 20, was taken into custody Thursday on three charges of rape […]
Football’s lack of production on first down puts team in hole vs. ASU
UCLA’s struggles on third down were well-documented against Arizona State. The Bruins went three for 14 on third down, and went three-and-out on eight of their 17 offensive drives. Two of those three-and-outs resulted in safeties. “If you go three-for-14 on third downs, it’s hard to win football games,” said offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. What […]
Matter of Fact: Myles Jack’s decision to unenroll justified by NFL potential
Myles Jack never picked up his textbooks. There they were, sitting in the campus store, the unenrolled linebacker’s name attached to books he’ll never read, things he’ll never learn. Jack and I are kind of similar. I haven’t picked up my textbooks either. The only difference between us – besides four inches, 100 pounds and […]
Overlooked Outings: Bruins’ defense shows strength during loss against ASU
Football is a game where the stats aren’t foolproof. There aren’t ways to quantify how well an offensive lineman or defensive lineman controls the line of scrimmage, and there aren’t ways to truly measure how well a defensive back plays in man coverage. This week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the UCLA defense […]