Three-year running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu is the first casualty of the Bruins’ underwhelming 2016 season.
The offensive coordinator’s contract will not be renewed for the 2017 season, as announced by UCLA Athletics Sunday morning.

Last game, last predictions – we think. UCLA football (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) takes on in-state rival Cal (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) on Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale.

The one-time Pac-12 favorite is now struggling to just qualify for a postseason bowl game.
UCLA (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) was the pre-season favorite to win the Pac-12 South and contend for a spot in the College Football Playoffs.

Quarterbacks: C+
I feel like I write the same thing every week about Mike Fafaul. Saturday was yet another serviceable performance from the redshirt senior.
Fafaul completed under 50 percent of his passes, though he did connect with redshirt sophomore receiver Jordan Lasley for a pair of touchdowns in the first half.

It’s been a wild fall quarter for sports at UCLA – and a lot of them took a beating last weekend – but there’s still a lot to be thankful for ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The most memorable of UCLA’s third-down foibles Saturday night came early in the second quarter, when USC running back Ronald Jones II burst through the line on a third-and-one and scampered 60 yards to the end zone to tie the game at 14.