UCLA Football: What to know with 100 days to go until kickoff
We are now 100 days from UCLA football taking the field to start the 2018 season, formally beginning the Chip Kelly. Here is what you need to know with 100 days to go…
The UCLA football team inches closer to the start of the new season with every passing day and today, we are only 100 sunrises until from the Bruins’ season opener against the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, September 1.
Though we are still a ways away from kickoff, the season will be here sooner than you think, which is why Go Joe Bruin wants you to be as informed as possible in regards to all things UCLA Football.
Lets us start off with some key dates to keep in mind:
- May 23 – GJB begins the 2018 schedule previews – released once a week on Wednesday
- June 25 – Summer Session 2018 Begins – freshmen move in, begin workouts with the team
- July 2 – Go Joe Bruin Begins Depth Chart Projections – released every week on Monday
- July 9 (mid-month) – Preseason Award Watch Lists
- August 6 – Possible Start to Fall Camp
- September 1 – The 2018 Season Begins
Despite no football this summer, GJB will have plenty of information to keep you updated on all things that are Bruin. Every week, starting today, we will have a breakdown of the 2018 schedule as well as the position group depths charts, which we will begin on July 2 as we take a look at the quarterbacks.
Once August rolls around and fall camp starts, we will increase coverage as we start to see how Chip Kelly will shape his team.
Speaking of schedule, let us see what UCLA is up against in 2018…
2018 UCLA Football Schedule
- Sept 1 vs Cincinnati
- Sept 8 at Oklahoma
- Sept 15 vs Fresno State
- Sept 28 (Fri) at Colorado
- Oct 6 vs Washington
- Oct 13 at California
- Oct 20 vs Arizona
- Oct 26 (Fri) vs Utah
- Nov 3 at Oregon
- Nov 10 at Arizona State
- Nov 17 vs USC
- Nov 24 vs Stanford
With that, here are a few articles that breakdown UCLA’s schedule.
Required Reading – UCLA Football Schedule
- Being real about UCLA’s success in 2018
- 10 bold predictions for 2018
- How hard will UCLA’s 2018 schedule be?
- Ranking 2018 from easiest to hardest games
- What will the 2019 schedule look like?
- For fun – International neutral site games we would like to see
Knowing what is on the schedule is nice, but what about the roster and coaching staff? Here is some required reading in regards to the roster, staff and depth charts…
Required Reading – UCLA Football Roster and Staff
- Kelly completes his coaching staff
- CBS names Chip Kelly as one of the top coaches in college football
- Two more hires have been made official: TE and OL
- Navy’s OL coach Bryce McDonald looks to be heading to Westwood
- Post-spring practice projected 2-deep depth chart
- CB Nate Meadors brings a quiet confidence
- Walk-on WR Christian Pabico has more than eared chance at a. scholarship
- QB Austin Burton just knocked the QB battle up a notch
- How QB Wilton Speight can fit into Kelly’s system
- Who will be running the rock this fall?
- Grad transfer OL Justin Murphy admitted to UCLA
- The return of TE Caleb Wilson will be special
- What’s all the noise about QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson?
With spring practice came knowledge of what Kelly is going to do in shaping his team. Here is what we learned from spring…
Required Reading – UCLA Football Spring Notes
- What we learned form the first part of spring practice
- What we learned form the second part of spring practice
- The process of organized practice
- Spring Game Recap
- Spring Game O-Line Recap
- Spring Game Defense Recap
Along with all of this, let us not for get recruiting, which will be a huge part of developing this team…
Required Reading – UCLA Football Recruiting
- 2018 UCLA football Singing Day Recap
- Bruins offer top dual-threat QB Jayden Daniels
- Top west coast linebacker has Bruins in his Top 14
- UCLA offers two more quarterbacks
- QB Jayden Daniels names his Top 8
- 4-star TE Than Rae has UCLa in his Top 10
And to finish off, here is a grab bag or miscellaneous information in regards to the 2018 season…
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Required Reading – UCLA Football Recruiting
- 8 Bruins make Athlon’s Pac-12 All-Conference Team
- Why the Bruins will win the Pac-12 South
- Why the Bruins will not win the Pac-12 South
- UCLA does not make Athlon’s Top 25 rankings
- UCLA offering free tickets to military members
- Top candidates for the 2019 NFL Draft
Enjoy and Go Bruins!