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Feb. 5, 2021 1:38 p.m.
UCLA football coach Chip Kelly is 10-21 in his time in Westwood and has yet to achieve a winning season with the Bruins. Kelly is also 0-6 in nonconference play with UCLA but returns the second most production out of any team in the country heading into the 2021 season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
Chip Kelly’s first three seasons in Westwood have been full of excuses.
Those excuses have been justifiable, but they are still excuses nonetheless.
The team wasn’t built of Kelly’s hand-picked recruits, the Pac-12 had evolved in his six-year absence since he coached up in Eugene, disgruntled players transferred out of the program in droves, injuries to key players disrupted position groups and a pandemic cost him a layup nonconference slate, among other things.
By Sam Connon
Sports
Sept. 22, 2020 11:05 a.m.Jack’s Facts: Pac-12 must embrace change to compete with other Power 5 conferences
It’s time for change in the Pac-12.
Fans have been vocal about their dissatisfaction with Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott. Journalists constantly publish articles and columns detailing how Scott has been failing the conference nationally.
By Jack Perez
Sports
Sept. 5, 2020 2:54 p.m.Jack’s Facts: UCLA is taking too great a risk in pursuing lawsuit against Under Armour
An enormous waste of time, money and resources.
In case anyone missed it, on Aug. 26, UCLA filed a lawsuit against Under Armour after the apparel company decided to unilaterally terminate its 15-year, $280 million contract with UCLA in June.
By Jack Perez
Sports
Aug. 18, 2020 10:00 a.m.Jack’s Facts: Postponing season poses pros and cons for both players and programs
I don’t want to write this article.
I really don’t.
But the time has come, and UCLA has dropped the hammer by agreeing with the Pac-12’s decision to postpone all sport competitions until Jan.
By Jack Perez
Sports
Aug. 7, 2020 12:34 p.m.Christon Chronicles-Off the Waldman: UCLA must prioritize education, protect student-athletes by canceling fall sports
No. 1.
That number is plastered on signs all along Bruin Walk, with UCLA claiming itself as “the No. 1 public university in the U.S.”
It is also where the state of California finds itself on the list of total COVID-19 cases, in the middle of a pandemic killing a reported roughly 1,000 Americans daily.
By Michael Waldman and Jon Christon
Athletics News
Aug. 5, 2020 12:17 p.m.Un-Connon Opinions: Schools must not return to in-person classes to protect fall student-athletes
College football is happening.
Well, at least for now.
When the Pac-12 announced its full football schedule Friday, the conference grounded a fall season in reality after months of bad news and speculation.
By Sam Connon
Baseball
July 27, 2020 8:46 p.m.Battle of the Editors: How current Bruins compare to professional athletes in their sports
With professional leagues beginning again in the wake of COVID-19 postponements, the Daily Bruin Sports editors decided to take a look at current Bruins who resemble some of the top pros in their respective sports.
By Jack Perez, Kyle Boal, Jon Christon, Taiyo Keilin, and Michael Waldman
Athletics News
July 1, 2020 4:19 p.m.Christon Chronicles: A breakdown of which apparel sponsor would best suit UCLA Athletics
When Under Armour officially announced its intentions to terminate its contract with UCLA Athletics, many Bruins fans had one thought: What’s next?
What apparel brand will pick up where Under Armour left off?
By Jon Christon
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