One UCLA defensive back after another lurched toward the tackling dummies, wrapping their arms around the blue foam and wrestling it to the ground.
After a few repetitions, the thudding of bodies was interrupted by the booming voice of defensive line coach Vince Oghobaase.
“We did it in the spring!” the irritated coach shouted Friday morning on the Bruins’ opening day of fall camp. “Now do it!”
The scene played out a few steps from a group of reporters allowed to watch part of the Bruins’ first practice, but it might be the only drama the media gets to witness before the season opener Sept.