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UCLA’s Rebuilding Process Is 22 Years In The Making

By: Tony Siracusa (CFB Managing Editor) | December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

No real UCLA football fan needs to be reminded of the dark day in December 1998 in Miami. We won’t revisit it here. Brad Melsby’s knee was down, UCLA belonged in the inaugural BCS championship game, period, full stop. UCLA’s rebuilding process is 22 years in the making. UCLA’s Rebuilding Process Ask most real UCLA […] READ MORE

The Life and Legacy of John Blake

By: Jason Rhea | July 23, 2020

Former Oklahoma Sooner head coach John Blake has died at the age of 59 suffering from a heart attack while walking. Historic head coach and friend Barry Switzer confirmed this morning. Blake had many contributions to the Oklahoma football program as well as the NFL. Today, we remember the life and legacy of John Blake. […] READ MORE

UCLA Football; A New Era Begins

By: Tony Siracusa (CFB Managing Editor) | November 28, 2017January 13, 2018

The drama is over and people are getting back about their jobs in the UCLA athletic department. But, at least for a few days UCLA was a top story in the college football world. Introducing Chip Kelly Monday as the new head coach is the hope that they will be the talk of the college […] READ MORE

UCLA Gets Chip Kelly

By: Tony Siracusa (CFB Managing Editor) | November 25, 2017January 13, 2018

UCLA has gotten its first choice as football head coach as Chip Kelly and the Bruins have come to a contractual agreement, as first reported by Last Word on College Football Tuesday night. According to ESPN, the UCLA interim coaching staff has been told as of Saturday morning that Kelly has been hired as the […] READ MORE

Chip Kelly Twists; Update

By: Tony Siracusa (CFB Managing Editor) | November 22, 2017January 13, 2018

Updated: 10:30PST 11/23/2017. No contract has been signed and there is no confirmation of offer details. The UCLA group returned to Los Angeles Wednesday, as did Kelly’s agent David Dunn, whose agency is based in Laguna Hills, CA. The phone conversation Kelly had with Phil Knight, as referenced below, is the point of content in […] READ MORE

UCLA vs. USC; Know The Rivalry, Pt. 2

By: Tony Siracusa (CFB Managing Editor) | November 17, 2017January 13, 2018

Part one of our look at the UCLA-USC rivalry gave the flavor of a collision that is built around proximity, with the two being only 13 miles apart from each other. The two schools spend 365 days a year recruiting against each other for the same area high school players. When it comes to the […] READ MORE

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