"With his players in need of a refreshing change that would still allow them to compete, UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper took the Bruins to a bowling alley last week on one of their days off from practicing."
""I also wanted to get out of the [football practice] building, to be honest, even for me and the coaches' sake," Skipper said Monday. "We've been locked in working and grinding and all that stuff, so we needed to get away and just kind of take a deep breath and compete in a different way.""
"A week into the 30-day transfer portal window that opened for players, Skipper said no one had left the team."
UCLA's football program held a bowling outing as a team-building exercise after coach DeShaun Foster was fired following an 0-3 start. Interim coach Tim Skipper sought to change the environment, reduce strain on coaches and competitors, and boost morale. The Bruins remained intact a week into a 30-day transfer portal window, with Skipper reporting no players had left. The team faces Northwestern in its conference opener at Martin Stadium in Evanston, Illinois, where a win could improve morale and influence redshirt decisions after the four-game cutoff. The staff added defensive analyst Kevin Coyle from Syracuse.
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