St. John Bosco’s Stephan Blaylock reflects on championship dreams — and...
It was the biggest phone call of his life — a football scholarship offer from UCLA. After hanging up, jubilant St. John Bosco football star Stephan Blaylock celebrated with his coach and his mom. And...
View ArticleUCLA survives Cal, clinches bowl eligibility on late field goal
UCLAs Jordan Wilson #87 hauls in a pass during their game against Cal at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA., Friday, Nov 24, 2017. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Cal quarterback...
View ArticleMiller: Jim Mora’s gone from UCLA but his legacy shouldn’t be forgotten
He never coached a game on Jan. 1, his team finished ranked in the top 10 just once and he lost his final bowl appearance when the opposition scored 30 consecutive points. As far as Jim Mora’s legacy...
View ArticleUCLA QB Josh Rosen: ‘All forever indebted’ to Jim Mora
LOS ANGELES — Josh Rosen had the hot tub, then the golf course, then the shoulder injury. Then just as his profile started to recede this summer, the quarterback took over headlines with comments about...
View ArticleJedd Fisch takes over as Bruins push for bowl game
LOS ANGELES — When Jedd Fisch came to work Sunday morning, the offensive coordinator wasn’t expecting to leave with a new job description. Fisch adopted the interim head coach position Sunday after...
View ArticleUCLA still in bowl hunt amid coaching uncertainty
Jim Mora always wanted to present a strong face for his team. So whenever UCLA took a loss, which it has done often during the past two seasons, the head coach tried to remain defiant and firm in his...
View ArticleWhat’s next for UCLA football? The Cal Golden Bears
UCLA (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) vs. Cal (5-6, 2-6 Pac-12) When: 7:30 p.m., Friday Where: Rose Bowl TV/Radio: Fox Sports 1/AM 1150 or AM 570 UCLA update: UCLA’s tumultuous season took another wild turn Sunday...
View ArticleWhicker: UCLA should actually search for a football coach this time
LOS ANGELES — Yeah, they could have waited until the day after his birthday, but if there is a hatchet nearby UCLA can’t resist swinging it. Jim Mora got fired as he turned 56 Sunday, the day after his...
View ArticleJim Mora fired at UCLA: Timeline of his coaching career
A quick look at sixth-year UCLA head coach Jim Mora, who was fired on his 56th birthday Sunday, one day after a 28-23 loss to USC dropped the Bruins to 5-6 on the season. Born: Nov. 19, 1961, Los...
View Article10 candidates to replace Jim Mora at UCLA
UCLA decided it could pay Jim Mora $12 million to not coach anymore. Now comes the hard part: Hiring someone who can successfully coach the Bruins. There is a feeling among college football pundits...
View ArticleWho is Jedd Fisch, new UCLA interim head football coach?
Here’s a quick look at Jedd Fisch, who in 20 years has never been a head football coach and on Sunday was named interim head coach after UCLA fired Jim Mora in his sixth season: Born: May 5, 1976,...
View ArticleReaction after UCLA fired head football coach Jim Mora on his 56th birthday
Less than 24 hours after losing to rival USC, UCLA has fired football coach Jim Mora. It just so happens to be his 56th birthday as well. Really not great 56th birthday for Jim Mora today. #UCLA fires...
View ArticleJim Mora fired as UCLA football coach after USC loss
Jim Mora’s Bruin Revolution is over. The sixth-year head coach was fired Sunday, UCLA announced, one day after the Bruins lost their third straight game to crosstown rival USC. After setting a school...
View ArticleUCLA football hangs with USC but can’t overcome self-inflicted wounds
LOS ANGELES — Josh Rosen smiled through the pain. He wiped his face and rubes his forehead. But don’t let the sheepish chuckle fool you. This one hurts. “I really thought we won this game,” Rosen said...
View ArticleWhicker: UCLA’s football glory is getting harder to remember
Tom Ramsey, in his capacity as ESPN broadcaster, ran into a Mountain West Conference coach recently. “Yeah, I remember you from the Rose Bowl,” the coach said. “You must have a photographic memory,”...
View ArticleUCLA, during USC week, tries to keep emotions in check
LOS ANGELES — A larger-than-normal gaggle of reporters greeted Jim Mora in the lobby of the Wasserman Football Center on Monday, with four large video cameras and microphones from at least two TV...
View ArticleUCLA football keeps bowl hopes alive with win over Arizona State
PASADENA — UCLA just watched a 10-point lead evaporate in 59 seconds. That’s when players started waving towels and bouncing up and down on the sideline. This is supposed to be fun, they were reminded....
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