6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1772+ words) UCLA versus California was one of the marquee matchups of the Week 1 college football schedule. Two first-year head coaches. Two teams with reloaded rosters primed to break out. Two programs looking to make an early-season statement. And the revival of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) Sophomore quarterback Jeremy Mellalieu threw for 222 yards and four touchdowns Friday to lead unbeaten Chaminade to a 35-10 victory over Valencia in a penalty-marred game at Valencia. The 13th-ranked Eagles (3-0) opened the scoring late in the first quarter when Mellalieu found…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1197+ words) Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter, where it turns out hiring a Hall of Fame coach as your defensive coordinator was a pretty sensible strategy! If you were looking for reasons to believe in USC this season, there…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (951+ words) As if determined to start the Bob Chesney era on a purely positive note, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk removed the athletic department’s most negative asset Monday, days before the Bruins football team opens its season at California. Gone is Martin…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (598+ words) With an ever-present smile, infectious spirit and larger-than-life personality, defensive back Cole Martin is always undeniably himself. And that was evident when he introduced himself — alongside defensive backs Rodrick Pleasant and Scooter Jackson — to Bob Chesney during the head football…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (787+ words) BERKELEY — The competency alone had to make UCLA football fans want to cry. To say nothing of their team’s resolve. Or the multitude of explosive plays. Big plays. Timely plays. The six rushing touchdowns! Two fewer than the Bruins had…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1664+ words) From Connor Dullinger: Nico Iamaleava became a household name among college football fans. Not because of his five-star, blue-chip status, leaving Warren High as the second-ranked prospect in the 2023 class and top-ranked recruit out of California. Not for leading Tennessee…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (975+ words) How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat? How can you compete for championships if you don’t have a championship defense!? Sorry folks, but rules are rules. USC just keeps trying to bend them. Trying to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (865+ words) The sun hadn’t even set yet over the Coliseum, and already Trent Mosley had broken free, with nary a defender within 15 yards on either side. It was the start of the second quarter on Friday night, when USC quarterback Jayden…...

12+ hour, 38+ min ago   (926+ words) UCLA promoted Saturday’s 28-10 home-opening victory against San Diego State like a friend’s band does a local show — by telling all his friends to tell all their friends to come. By buying up tickets — 300 by UCLA CEO of Athletics Tim Harris…...