UCLA Bruins’ head coach Jim Mora gathers his team during the second half against Stanford Cardinal at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena on Saturday, September 24, 2016. (Photo by Ed Crisostomo, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The familiar confines of the Rose Bowl might feel a little different for UCLA this season.
The Bruins will occupy the shady sideline at the Rose Bowl on game days. To test drive the new arrangement, the team will go to Pasadena on Sunday for a mock game, when they will also walk through their new locker room, which was changed to accommodate the sideline move.
More on the next steps in UCLA’s preseason prep (and notes on DeChaun Holiday‘s injury status)
Other links:
- Video interviews
- Yahoo’s Pete Thamel writes that Jim Mora’s position on the hot seat is “worth monitoring” and Nick Bromberg predicts that Mora’s target record to stay safe for this season is 8-4.
- On Bleacher Report’s top 100 college football players for 2017, Josh Rosen checks in at No. 78.
- SB Nation’s FBS Power Rankings had UCLA ranked 50th, under the headline of “a decent bowl game is the goal”
*Since training camp is over, practices are closed. So no more daily practice reports until spring.