This post was updated Jan. 7 at 12:00 a.m.
Roster turnover is one of the few things guaranteed in college sports.
And the Bruins lost substantial talent to graduation and the transfer portal after last season.

This post was updated Jan. 4 at 5:31 p.m.
It may not have been an Olympic stage.
But senior Jordan Chiles and freshman Tiana Sumanasekera – UCLA gymnastics’ two Olympians – stole the show at the Bruins’ first competition of the season.

Inconsistency has prevented the Bruins from breaking into the upper echelon of the NCAA in recent years.
And the start of the 2025-26 season has been no different.

Former associate head coach Gof Boyoko will serve as the next head coach of UCLA women’s soccer, UCLA Athletics announced Friday.
Boyoko – the program’s seventh head coach – was part of the coaching staff that led the Bruins to their second national championship in 2022, as well as Pac-12 and Big 10 titles in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

The City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company added SoFi stadium’s owner as a defendant in their lawsuit aimed at stopping UCLA from leaving its home stadium Thursday. 
The plaintiffs amended the complaint to include Kroenke Sports & Entertainment and its subsidiary, Stadco LA, as defendants, alleging that SoFi was aware of UCLA’s contract with the Rose Bowl but still went on a “quest to facilitate UCLA’s attempt to leave.” The City of Pasadena and the RBOC initially sued the UC Board of Regents on Oct.

After losing its third game in a row to top-ranked Ohio State last week, knocking the Bruins out of bowl eligibility, UCLA football (3-7, 3-4 Big Ten) will play in what is most likely a meaningless game against Washington (7-3, 4-3) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday night in an affair reminiscent of Pac-12 After Dark.

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 4:30 p.m.
The UC will continue offering hiring incentives for a more-than-40-year-old postdoctoral fellowship program, despite previously announcing it would end the initiative.

This post was updated Nov. 16 at 9:02 p.m.
As rain pelted the field of Wallis Annenberg Stadium on Saturday, two Southern California teams took to the muddied turf with their seasons on the line. 
But aside from the occasional slip, the harsh climate proved to be no match for the Bruins’ determination to keep their season alive.

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:08 p.m.
The UC eliminated its Department of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on Oct. 27, replacing it with the Office of Culture and Inclusive Excellence.

This post was updated Nov. 2 at 11:18 a.m.
The NCAA soccer season spans from August to December – a time period long enough to foster dramatic surprises and upsets.