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With No. 4 Oklahoma coming to town, UCLA literally giving away tickets
Entire article: https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...g-to-town-ucla-literally-giving-away-tickets/
Entire article: https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...g-to-town-ucla-literally-giving-away-tickets/
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I really thought Kelly would make them a solid program. Guess things have dried up for Chip without Willie Lyles.
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Former UCLA players criticize coach Chip Kelly's treatment of African Americans
A tweet from UCLA football coach Chip Kelly about the social unrest that has gripped the nation over the last week sparked a rebuke from two former Bruins players who criticized the way Kelly treated African Americans on his team.
Kelly did not mention George Floyd, the African American man who died May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck as he was handcuffed and on the ground, saying he couldn’t breathe and pleading for help. Instead, the coach referred to the fallout that has included nationwide protests that have turned violent in some instances.
“It’s hard to see our community — and humanity — so deeply hurting,” Kelly wrote. “The pain is felt by everyone in our Bruin family. In a time of such tragic destruction, we have been trying to understand how to best offer support to our players.”
Kelly went on to quote the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. about the need to “organize and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force.” The coach concluded his tweet by writing that “we must listen to each other, and learn from each other, and realize that all of us are connected to the sorrow and suffering and anger. We must unite, it is our only hope, and the first steps must be taken now.”
Stephen Johnson III, a former Bruins receiver who played for Kelly during the 2018 season before leaving the team with one season of remaining eligibility, retweeted Kelly’s message while adding: “What does this mean?” Replying to another tweet, Johnson wrote, “Let’s let the truth be known he threw away classes of black atheletes [sic] careers and did not care.”
More than 70 football players, comprising a mix of races, have left UCLA with remaining eligibility since Kelly’s arrival at the school. Many transferred while some medically retired and a handful turned professional, among other reasons for the departures.
Kelly declined to comment on the disparaging tweets when reached through a school spokesperson.
Entire article: https://news.yahoo.com/former-ucla-players-criticize-coach-001333628.html
A tweet from UCLA football coach Chip Kelly about the social unrest that has gripped the nation over the last week sparked a rebuke from two former Bruins players who criticized the way Kelly treated African Americans on his team.
Kelly did not mention George Floyd, the African American man who died May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck as he was handcuffed and on the ground, saying he couldn’t breathe and pleading for help. Instead, the coach referred to the fallout that has included nationwide protests that have turned violent in some instances.
“It’s hard to see our community — and humanity — so deeply hurting,” Kelly wrote. “The pain is felt by everyone in our Bruin family. In a time of such tragic destruction, we have been trying to understand how to best offer support to our players.”
Kelly went on to quote the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. about the need to “organize and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force.” The coach concluded his tweet by writing that “we must listen to each other, and learn from each other, and realize that all of us are connected to the sorrow and suffering and anger. We must unite, it is our only hope, and the first steps must be taken now.”
Stephen Johnson III, a former Bruins receiver who played for Kelly during the 2018 season before leaving the team with one season of remaining eligibility, retweeted Kelly’s message while adding: “What does this mean?” Replying to another tweet, Johnson wrote, “Let’s let the truth be known he threw away classes of black atheletes [sic] careers and did not care.”
More than 70 football players, comprising a mix of races, have left UCLA with remaining eligibility since Kelly’s arrival at the school. Many transferred while some medically retired and a handful turned professional, among other reasons for the departures.
Kelly declined to comment on the disparaging tweets when reached through a school spokesperson.
Entire article: https://news.yahoo.com/former-ucla-players-criticize-coach-001333628.html
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So much for the positive news when it comes to the UCLA football program.
This week, UCLA became the first California Power Five football program to announce a return date for voluntary on-campus. Per the school, those workouts were set to begin next Mondy, June 22. However, the Los Angeles Times is reporting that, following a virtual team meeting Thursday night, 30 UCLA football players have thrown their support behind a document demanding third-party oversight of their upcoming workouts. The reason? They do not trust Chip Kelly‘s program “to act in their best interest, particularly in regard to their health,” the Times wrote.
According to the players, “UCLA has ‘perpetually failed us… neglected and mismanaged injury cases.” Specific examples weren’t cited
From the Times‘ report:
The players demanded that a “third-party health official” be on hand for all football activities to see that protocols for COVID-19 prevention are being followed; that anonymous whistleblower protections are provided for athletes and staff to report violations; and that each player can make a decision about whether to come back to Westwood without fear of losing his scholarship or other retaliation.
“These demands reflect our call for an environment in which we do not feel pressured to return to competition, and if we choose not to return, that our decision will be respected,” the document reads. “If our demands are not met, we will refrain from booster events, recruiting events and all football-related promotional activities.
“The decision to return to training amidst a global pandemic has put us, the student-athletes, on the frontlines of a battle that we as a nation have not yet been able to win. We feel that as some of the first members of the community to attempt a return to normalcy, we must have assurances that allow us to make informed decisions and be protected regardless of our decision.
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Under Armour terminates 15-year, $280 million apparel deal with UCLA over lack of 'marketing benefits'
The Bruins signed the richest apparel deal in the college sports in 2016
Under Armour has terminated its record $280 million partnership with UCLA, the company announced on Saturday. The Bruins signed the deal with Under Armour in 2016, and it was the biggest apparel deal in college athletics at the time of it was signed.
"We have been paying for marketing benefits that we have not received for an extended time period," the company said in a statement. "The agreement allows us to terminate in such an event and we are exercising that right."
The company went on to recognize how difficult the timing is for such a decision, given the global pandemic brought on by the coronavirus.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...al-with-ucla-over-lack-of-marketing-benefits/
The Bruins signed the richest apparel deal in the college sports in 2016
Under Armour has terminated its record $280 million partnership with UCLA, the company announced on Saturday. The Bruins signed the deal with Under Armour in 2016, and it was the biggest apparel deal in college athletics at the time of it was signed.
"We have been paying for marketing benefits that we have not received for an extended time period," the company said in a statement. "The agreement allows us to terminate in such an event and we are exercising that right."
The company went on to recognize how difficult the timing is for such a decision, given the global pandemic brought on by the coronavirus.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...al-with-ucla-over-lack-of-marketing-benefits/
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SKULL SESSION: FIVE-STAR QUARTERBACK QUINN EWERS TRENDS TOWARDS OHIO STATE, NEW TRANSFER RULES ARE COMING, AND THE BUCKEYES' FOOD BUDGET IS INSANE
EATING LIKE KINGS. I always assumed college football players were well fed, especially at a program like Ohio State.
What I did not expect is for food budgets to stretch in the multi-millions of dollars, and I sure did not expect UCLA, of all teams, to more than double the Buckeyes' already absurd budget.
Under coach Chip Kelly, who sees nutrition as key to the making of a football player, the fare has gotten decidedly better — and decidedly more expensive. In 2018, his first year at UCLA, the budget for non-travel meals more than doubled to $2.6 million. The following year, the tab grew to $5.4 million, dwarfing spending at higher-profile programs and raising questions about a UCLA athletic department that reported an $18.9-million deficit for last year.
Through a public records request, The Times obtained more than 500 pages of invoices and receipts that shed light on food costs. Among the menu selections: Guajillo chili chicken, coffee-braised brisket, and pork chops smothered in candied apples and onions. During off-season workouts last year, UCLA spent more than $40,000 to import five barbecue meals from an Arizona-based restaurant. On other occasions, the program ordered hundreds of peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches from a Los Angeles caterer at $4.95 each.
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Powerhouses such as Ohio State ($3.4 million) and defending national champion Louisiana State ($381,000) didn’t come close to the Bruins’ total
First off, how the hell is UCLA still so bad at recruiting with a location in Los Angeles and a food budget that works out to more than $1,000 a week per scholarship player?
Second, it's amazing that UCLA's food expenses are so absurdly high that they're causing us to just gloss over the fact that Ohio State spends 10x more on food than the reigning national champs.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...o-state-new-transfer-rules-are-coming-and-the
EATING LIKE KINGS. I always assumed college football players were well fed, especially at a program like Ohio State.
What I did not expect is for food budgets to stretch in the multi-millions of dollars, and I sure did not expect UCLA, of all teams, to more than double the Buckeyes' already absurd budget.
Under coach Chip Kelly, who sees nutrition as key to the making of a football player, the fare has gotten decidedly better — and decidedly more expensive. In 2018, his first year at UCLA, the budget for non-travel meals more than doubled to $2.6 million. The following year, the tab grew to $5.4 million, dwarfing spending at higher-profile programs and raising questions about a UCLA athletic department that reported an $18.9-million deficit for last year.
Through a public records request, The Times obtained more than 500 pages of invoices and receipts that shed light on food costs. Among the menu selections: Guajillo chili chicken, coffee-braised brisket, and pork chops smothered in candied apples and onions. During off-season workouts last year, UCLA spent more than $40,000 to import five barbecue meals from an Arizona-based restaurant. On other occasions, the program ordered hundreds of peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches from a Los Angeles caterer at $4.95 each.
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Powerhouses such as Ohio State ($3.4 million) and defending national champion Louisiana State ($381,000) didn’t come close to the Bruins’ total
First off, how the hell is UCLA still so bad at recruiting with a location in Los Angeles and a food budget that works out to more than $1,000 a week per scholarship player?
Second, it's amazing that UCLA's food expenses are so absurdly high that they're causing us to just gloss over the fact that Ohio State spends 10x more on food than the reigning national champs.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...o-state-new-transfer-rules-are-coming-and-the
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