Three-year running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu is the first casualty of the Bruins’ underwhelming 2016 season. The offensive coordinator’s contract will not be renewed for the 2017 season, as announced by UCLA Athletics Sunday morning. Polamalu joined head coach Jim Mora’s coaching staff in December of 2013 as a running backs coach before being promoted […]
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Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Cal
Last game, last predictions – we think. UCLA football (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) takes on in-state rival Cal (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) on Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale. Last year’s game pitted two of the big name quarterbacks in the Pac-12 against each other, Jared Goff and then-freshman Josh Rosen. The Bruins dominated the Golden […]
UCLA football hopes to redeem dismal record with last game against Cal
The one-time Pac-12 favorite is now struggling to just qualify for a postseason bowl game. UCLA (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) was the pre-season favorite to win the Pac-12 South and contend for a spot in the College Football Playoffs. Nearly three months later, the Bruins need a win against conference foe Cal (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) in […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. USC
Quarterbacks: C+ I feel like I write the same thing every week about Mike Fafaul. Saturday was yet another serviceable performance from the redshirt senior. Fafaul completed under 50 percent of his passes, though he did connect with redshirt sophomore receiver Jordan Lasley for a pair of touchdowns in the first half. The first score, […]
Battle of the Editors: Thanksgiving edition
It’s been a wild fall quarter for sports at UCLA – and a lot of them took a beating last weekend – but there’s still a lot to be thankful for ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. TuAnh Dam, Sports editor Turkey Day is right around the corner and there’s a lot that I’m thankful for […]
Third-down failures play major role in football’s loss to USC
The most memorable of UCLA’s third-down foibles Saturday night came early in the second quarter, when USC running back Ronald Jones II burst through the line on a third-and-one and scampered 60 yards to the end zone to tie the game at 14. That play seemed to shift the momentum of the game, as the […]