This post was updated Aug. 25 at 1:18 p.m.
The first Bruin to jump ship is also one of its most experienced starters.
Rising redshirt senior offensive lineman Jake Burton has entered the transfer portal, Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel reported Tuesday morning.

The NCAA announced Friday that another year of athletic eligibility will be given to fall sport student-athletes.
After the cancellation of the Pac-12 and Big Ten fall sports seasons earlier this month, the Division 1 Board of Directors implemented a blanket COVID-19 waiver, which not only gave fall athletes another year of eligibility but protected all players from losing scholarships should they opt out of the season.

The novel coronavirus has taken quite the financial toll on collegiate athletics.
UCLA hasn’t necessarily been hit harder than its competition, but it wasn’t in the best spot to begin with either.

This post was updated Aug. 18 at 5:16 p.m. to reflect a new illustration for the Swim & Dive team.
With the Pac-12’s recent cancellation of all athletic competitions for the rest of the 2020 calendar year, many UCLA sports will be waiting longer than usual to start their seasons.

No Bruins will take the field for the remainder of 2020, and two of the most powerful figures in UCLA Athletics said they still don’t have all the answers.

All fall Pac-12 sports have been postponed for the rest of the calendar year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference announced Tuesday.
“The health, safety and well-being of our student-athletes and all those connected to Pac-12 sports has been our number one priority since the start of this current crisis,” said Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott.  “Our student-athletes, fans, staff and all those who love college sports would like to have seen the season played this calendar year as originally planned, and we know how disappointing this is.”
In the official announcement, the conference also released the medical recommendations that went into its decision.

This post was updated Aug. 10 at 4:27 p.m.
With the college football season on the brink of cancellation, student-athletes are making a last-ditch effort to save it.