Nowadays, it doesn’t take much to be in contention for the Pac-12 South title. The first-place team has never won the division before, the second-place team’s top two quarterbacks are hurt and the third-place team’s best player by far is injured indefinitely. Then there’s UCLA, which began the season with its worst start since 1943 […]
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Football Playbook: Chip Kelly vs. Jim Mora
The UCLA football playbook underwent an overhaul this past offseason when coach Chip Kelly was hired to replace Jim Mora. Kelly brought whole new offensive and defensive staffs along with him, and although this year’s Bruins are younger than Mora’s, he has still tried to instill his signature playstyle in Westwood. DB Sports decided to […]
UCLA quarterback, football legacy Austin Burton stays ready behind the scenes
Austin Burton has football in his blood. In 1960, his grandfather, Ron Burton, was the first ever draft pick of the Boston Patriots. His father, Steve Burton, played quarterback for Northwestern from 1982-1984. He is now the sports anchor for the local CBS news network in Austin’s home state of Massachusetts. The redshirt freshman quarterback […]
Shutout in Seattle ends four-game win streak for men’s soccer
In a match that mirrored the first meeting between the Bruins and Huskies, goals were hard to come by. UCLA men’s soccer (9-5, 4-2 Pac-12) snapped its four-game win streak with a 2-0 loss against Washington (9-7, 4-4) on a rainy Thursday night. Just under 75 minutes into the match, the Bruins were on pace […]
Battle of the Editors: Some fall sports might fall short in postseason competitions
The fall seasons are wrapping up in Westwood, and NCAA tournaments are looming. The Daily Bruin Sports editors all shared their takes on how far they think UCLA will go in the five sports that have postseason games this quarter. Football Ryan Smith, Sports editor The Bruins will not be representing the Pac-12 South Division […]
Cross country hopes to leave opponents in the dust at Pac-12 championships
UCLA cross country will begin championship season this weekend. Assistant coach Devin Elizondo said the Bruins have been increasing the intensity of their training over the last two weeks in preparation for the Pac-12 championships in Stanford, California, on Friday. The women’s team is ranked No. 7 in the West region and is fifth in […]
Women’s golf slips in ranks after recent tournament, look to improve weaknesses
The Bruins have been dethroned. Following a season-worst, ninth-place finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate, No. 6 UCLA women’s golf has fallen from its previous top ranking. “We took a loss this week to some (lower-ranked) teams, and that’s going to have an impact on our ranking,” said coach Carrie Forsyth. “At the end of the […]