The UCLA football team is venturing into uncharted waters. Since Jim Mora took over as coach before the 2012 season, the Bruins haven’t faced an opponent from the vaunted Southeastern Conference – widely regarded as the most competitive conference in college football. That will change Saturday, when No. 16 UCLA opens its season against unranked […]
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Q&A: The Battalion shares predictions for upcoming game against Texas A&M
To get some inside information on the Texas A&M football team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The Battalion – Texas A&M’s school newspaper – and asked a few questions about the Aggies before their upcoming game against No. 16 UCLA this Saturday. All of the responses below come from Heath Clary, an assistant sports […]
A closer look at the Texas A&M defense
Scouting Report: Texas A&M Defense
Josh Rosen emerges as a leader, looks to improve Bruins’ time of possession
UCLA’s struggles with penalties and run defense have been well documented over the past year. Flying under the radar has been the team’s inability to hold on to the football. At the end of last season, UCLA finished dead last in the Pac-12 in just two statistical categories. One of them was penalties. The other? […]
UCLA football plays out individual matchups in San Bernardino
SAN BERNARDINO — It was a matchup that had the entire UCLA football team watching. Coach Jim Mora called for it. He wanted his most highly touted freshman wide receiver – Theo Howard – to face off against the team’s most experienced cornerback, redshirt senior Fabian Moreau. “I thought that would be a good matchup […]
Coaches turn up heat on players, underscore importance of composure
It’s getting to that point in training camp where the coaches are starting to test the will of their players. On Wednesday morning, in a padless practice, multiple UCLA coaches shouted louder than they have thus far in camp. During positional drills, offensive coordinator and running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu pulled the tailbacks aside and […]
Five-star football recruit Mique Juarez misses fourth consecutive practice
Where is Mique Juarez? The biggest question – and the most compelling storyline – surrounding UCLA football right now has very little to do with football. Juarez didn’t show up for the Bruins’ opening practice in San Bernardino Monday morning, marking his fourth straight missed session and only intensifying speculation that the highly touted freshman […]