College Football Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The talk about returning experience for UCLA has been repeated ad nauseum…frequently in this space. Depth has also been a big topic during Spring. Developing younger players and integrating the transfers was high on the priority list. And certainly, being able to move the process along faster was significant, due to the experience of the […] READ MORE
Few teams will be under a microscope in 2021 more than UCLA. Of course, it will be a “beat reporter’s” microscope, as the national media long ago gave up on the Bruins being relevant across the college football landscape. But being 10-21 after three seasons in the Chip Kelly era has worn old with the […] READ MORE
Was there any other way to finish the 2020 UCLA football season? UCLA ended the 2020 season, such as it was, in a fashion totally befitting its play. Mix together some unimaginably soft defense, injuries to key players, and flashes of intestinal fortitude in the face of obstacles. Brittain Brown had the game of his […] READ MORE
Ask most any UCLA player and the fact that it is year three of the Chip Kelly era seems to be a critical point for them. Certainly, the first two years have not lived up to anyone’s expectations. Seven and 17 is not what any coach, player, or fan signed up for. The fact that […] READ MORE
When you lose a handful of games, the questions come from all over. Do the schemes work? Are the players good enough? Are the coaches maximizing the abilities of the players? Why do we keep losing? When you win a couple of games, the answers are much easier for a coach like Chip Kelly, who […] READ MORE
Earlier this week, Washington State coach Mike Leach said UCLA was going to have a breakthrough one day soon. He had no way of knowing it would be against his Cougars in Pullman, in one of the craziest football games ever. The Bruins were down 49-17 in the third quarter, and came back to win […] READ MORE
If a season opener is supposed to give you a sense of what happened in training camp, the most obvious thing you can say about week one for UCLA, is that little of what reportedly happened during the Fall camp was actually true. A 24-14 loss at Cincinnati Thursday night on national television showed UCLA […] READ MORE
UCLA football continues its ongoing metamorphosis under new coach Chip Kelly. Many are writing, and guessing, about what the UCLA offense is going to look like under Kelly. He will be the de-facto offensive coordinator, and as such the fourth OC in five years in Westwood. There are too many unknowns in Spring to draw […] READ MORE
UCLA has landed one of the biggest gets in the young Chip Kelly era. Chase Cota, a four-star wide receiver from South Medford, Oregon has signed his letter of intent with UCLA. The 6-4, 195 wideout committed to UCLA just last week. But, upon his verbal he said he would be signing during the early […] READ MORE