Between Two Bruins: Your questions about UCLA football’s season opener, answered

Football fans, welcome to the inaugural Daily Bruin Sports fan Q&A. We asked for your questions on the big season opener through our social media. While we’re not too keen on The Den’s plans for the student section, our Sports Editor Ryan Smith answered all of your questions, from the quarterback situation to record predictions. […]

Wilton Speight named starting quarterback for season opener

UCLA football coach Chip Kelly named quarterback Wilton Speight the starter for the Bruins’ season opener against Cincinnati on Saturday. The program made the announcement via Twitter on Thursday afternoon. The graduate transfer from Michigan had been competing against other quarterbacks on the roster such as redshirt sophomore Devon Modster and freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson in […]

UCLA football suspends six players for season opener against Cincinnati

UCLA football announced Monday morning that it will suspend six players for Saturday’s season opener against Cincinnati due to violations of athletic department policies. No further details were provided regarding the violations. The Bruins will play without senior running back Soso Jamabo, sophomore defensive back Mo Osling III, junior offensive lineman Boss Tagaloa, redshirt sophomore […]

Daily Bruin Sports predicts 2018 season’s football starters

With the season opener just days away, here is Daily Bruin Sports’ projection for UCLA football’s offensive and defensive starting lineups. Offense QB: Wilton Speight Despite the quarterback competition being a complete mystery, it seems like Speight may be in line to earn the starting gig out of fall camp. Chip Kelly has emphasized experience […]

Fresh faces, experienced veterans feature in UCLA quarterback competition

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Q&A: Cincinnati Sports editor on football season’s outlook, upcoming UCLA game

To get some inside information on the Cincinnati football team, the Daily Bruin’s Sam Connon reached out to The News Record – Cincinnati’s school newspaper – and asked a few questions about the Bearcats before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday. All of the responses below come from Matt Huffmon, the Sports editor at […]

UCLA marching band rallies football fans with fresh tracks on the field

Barbecues light up a Pasadena golf course, blue and gold banners line the street and fans file into the Rose Bowl for UCLA’s first football game of the season. But among the people eager to witness the official start of Chip Kelly’s Bruin coaching career and the football stars hungry for a winning season, there […]