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UCLA football passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin guides his position group through drills Tuesday morning at Spaulding Field during the Bruins&#039; eighth spring practice. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA football overhauls roster amid NIL, transfer changes - Daily Bruin

UCLA football overhauls roster amid NIL, transfer changes

Dullinger is a 2024-2025 assistant Sports editor. He was previously a Sports contributor. Dullinger is a second-year business economics and political science student from Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

Connor Dullinger

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This post was updated April 17 at 10:59 p.m. There’s no debate that recent name, image and likeness changes have transformed the current landscape of collegiate football.

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Redshirt sophomore tight end Jack Pedersen runs with the ball at Spaulding Field. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)

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&#039;Stay with your pillars&#039;: UCLA football reflects on vitality of tight ends - Daily Bruin

&#8216;Stay with your pillars&#8217;: UCLA football reflects on vitality of tight ends

Dizon is a 2024-2025 assistant Sports editor on the baseball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball beats. He was previously a reporter on the baseball and men’s water polo beats. Dizon is a second-year ecology, behavior and evolution student from Chicago.

Kai Dizon

This spring may seem all too reminiscent of the last. A new offensive coordinator is trying to install his system. The starting quarterback is wearing No.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/04/15/stay-with-your-pillars-ucla-football-reflects-on-vitality-of-tight-ends/

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Freshman defensive back Jamir Benjamin engages in a one-on-one simulation drill with a fellow safety during Saturday morning&#039;s practice at Spaulding Field. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA football fosters balance of fun, discipline amid coach, player turnover - Daily Bruin

UCLA football fosters balance of fun, discipline amid coach, player turnover

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Two players charged down the field, colliding. Idle no longer, those on the sideline launched into the air as they cheered on their fellow teammates. Despite the ostensible winner and loser of the game simulation drill, three things remained constant among every player and coach at Spaulding Field on Saturday morning: smiles, laughter and dancing to the blaring music.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/04/13/ucla-football-fosters-balance-of-fun-discipline-amid-coach-player-turnover/

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Wide receiver Mikey Matthews – who transferred from California to UCLA on Dec. 28 – catches the ball in a game against Oregon State last season. The sophomore has emerged as a leader on and off the field for UCLA&#039;s receiver corps. (Courtesy of Cal Athletics)

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&#039;Bigger than football&#039;: Transfer Mikey Matthews resets tone for receivers&#039; room - Daily Bruin

&#8216;Bigger than football&#8217;: Transfer Mikey Matthews resets tone for receivers&#8217; room

Gorawara is the 2024-2025 Sports editor on the football, men’s basketball and NIL beats and a Copy contributor. She was previously an assistant Sports editor on the men’s volleyball, men’s tennis, women’s volleyball and rowing beats and a contributor on the men’s volleyball and rowing beats. She is a third-year economics and communication student minoring in professional writing from Hong Kong.

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Mikey Matthews didn’t walk into the Bruins’ receiver room looking to ease in. The first thing on his to-do list was to give his group one command.

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Redshirt senior linebacker JonJon Vaughns practices tackling with a teammate during Tuesday morning&#039;s practice at Spaulding Field. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)

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&#039;We want to build&#039;: Scott White seeks new foundation in UCLA football&#039;s roster - Daily Bruin

&#8216;We want to build&#8217;: Scott White seeks new foundation in UCLA football&#8217;s roster

O’Farrell is a 2024-2025 assistant Sports editor on the beach volleyball, rowing, men’s water polo and women’s water polo beats. She was previously a contributor on the women’s volleyball and women’s water polo beats. She is also a second-year English student.

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This post was updated April 10 at 8:47 p.m.. Forty-one names shed the Bruins’ roster after the 2024 season. Whether through exhausted eligibility, the NFL Draft or the transfer portal, coach DeShaun Foster found himself in a rebuilding era less than a year after assuming the mantle for UCLA football.

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UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster holds the ball on the field. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)

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Tino Sunseri seeks to grow alongside team in 1st year as offensive coordinator - Daily Bruin

Tino Sunseri seeks to grow alongside team in 1st year as offensive coordinator

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This post was updated April 6 at 8:53 p.m. The last time coach DeShaun Foster and Tino Sunseri worked in the same building, one was an NFL running back and the other was folding towels for the Carolina Panthers.

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Defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe walks on the field at Beaver Stadium. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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Ikaika Malloe rebuilds UCLA football&#8217;s defensive squadron amid heavy turnover - Daily Bruin

Ikaika Malloe rebuilds UCLA football&#8217;s defensive squadron amid heavy turnover

Ikaika Malloe rebuilds UCLA football’s defensive squadron amid heavy turnover - Daily Bruin

Ikaika Malloe was a first-time Power 4 defensive coordinator this time last year, less than a month away from losing his best player – former Bruin edge rusher Laiatu Latu – to the 2024 NFL Draft.

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UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster crosses his arms on the sideline at the Rose Bowl. Foster and the Bruins kicked off spring practice April 1 at Spaulding Field. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)

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UCLA football welcomes new coaches, transfers in hopes for next season - Daily Bruin

UCLA football welcomes new coaches, transfers in hopes for next season

This post was updated April 3 at 11:57 p.m. Eric Bieniemy’s hiring as the Bruins’ offensive coordinator in 2024 brought unprecedented hope for what the two-time Super Bowl champion could bring to Westwood.

https://dailybruin.com/2025/04/02/ucla-football-welcomes-new-coaches-transfers-in-hopes-for-next-season/

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Former UCLA linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo prepares for the snap in a game against Oregon. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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UCLA football players showcase potential at NFL Draft prospect events - Daily Bruin

UCLA football players showcase potential at NFL Draft prospect events

This post was updated March 7 at 1:52 a.m. Few believed DeShaun Foster could replicate Chip Kelly’s successes when he began coaching at his alma mater.

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Redshirt junior wide receiver J.Michael Sturdivant readies for a play. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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UCLA football’s J.Michael Sturdivant, Niki Prongos enter transfer portal - Daily Bruin

UCLA football’s J.Michael Sturdivant, Niki Prongos enter transfer portal

The offseason hasn’t pulled any punches for coach DeShaun Foster. And in the latest blow, he could be losing two veteran offensive pillars. UCLA football’s redshirt junior wide receiver J.Michael Sturdivant and redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Niki Prongos – both starters on the 2024 roster – have entered the transfer portal.

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