UCLA football (4-7, 3-6 Big Ten) will cap off its landmark 2024 season Saturday at the Rose Bowl against Fresno State (6-5, 4-3 Mountain West). Here are this week’s gameday predictions from Sports editor Ira Gorawara and assistant Sports editors Connor Dullinger and Aaron Doyle – along with a guest prediction from national news and higher education editor Alexandra Crosnoe.

Just one page of the Bruins’ 2024 chapter – arguably the most transformative one in their book – remains to be studied.
UCLA football (4-7, 3-6 Big Ten) will cap off its first season under the helm of coach DeShaun Foster against Fresno State (6-5, 4-3 Mountain West) at the Rose Bowl on Saturday afternoon.

The Big Ten’s expansion manifested opportunities for big-time competition and travel.
And for the Bruins, this weekend will be their first taste of both.
No. 24 UCLA swim and dive (1-0) will venture to the Ohio State Invitational, marking its first appearance at the competition since 2022.

This post was updated Nov. 20 at 12:32 a.m.
The NCAA national national championship competition seemingly had graduate student Michael Mireles’ name written all over it after his historic finish at the Big Ten championships.

On the back of two road wins, UCLA football (3-5, 2-4 Big Ten) will be at the Rose Bowl on Friday night for its annual homecoming game, this time facing Iowa (6-3, 4-2) in what could be the Bruins’ first home victory.

Coach Jordan Cordry assigned her team one task ahead of Saturday’s competition.
Be louder than the Wildcats.
With this responsibility at its forefront, No. 22 UCLA swim and dive will get the chance to knock out Arizona on Saturday.

Michael Mireles will now be etched in UCLA Athletics history.
Mireles and UCLA cross country made their debut at the Big Ten conference championships, hosted by Illinois at its Orange and Blue golf courses, Friday morning.

UCLA has been an official member of the Big Ten for just under 100 days. With fall sports in full swing – and some nearing their final stretch – Daily Bruin Sports editors debate which athlete has kicked into the highest gear in their new conference.

This post was updated Oct. 13 at 10:05 p.m.
Making a season debut less than a month before the Big Ten championships is a risk.
But graduate student Michael Mireles and senior Mia Kane don’t seem too concerned.

UCLA football (1-4, 0-3 Big Ten) will have a chance to snap a 336-day losing streak at the Rose Bowl against Minnesota (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday evening.