This post was updated Sept. 12 at 8:50 p.m.
Before the game, Aztecs head coach Sean Lewis called out the Bruins and “all their polos, all their khakis.”
And for a second, both teams looked like they were wearing that attire – the offenses came out casually at a snail’s pace and did not hit the scoreboard until four minutes into the second half.

This post was updated Sept. 12 at 3:20 p.m.
Coach Bob Chesney’s Rose Bowl debut is nearing, as UCLA football (1-0) prepares to face SDSU (1-0) Saturday afternoon on home soil.

After its Week 1 victory, UCLA football (1-0) will make its first stand at home in the Rose Bowl against San Diego State (1-0) Saturday afternoon.

This post was updated Sept. 7 at 12:08 a.m.
UCLA football (1-0) opened its 2026 campaign with a 45-24 victory over California (0-1) in front of a sold-out California Memorial Stadium crowd Saturday night.

This post was updated Sept. 8 at 11:46 a.m.
BERKELEY – A more cinematic storyline perhaps could not have been scripted.
Two in-state rivals, two new head coaches and a plethora of weapons up and down both rosters.

This post was updated Sept. 6 at 11:59 p.m.
On Monday, I reported on what was probably the biggest piece of news in my journalism career.

Olé.
Olé, Olé, Olé.
Olé, U-C, L-A.
Those were the chants ringing through Stevens Stadium on Sunday afternoon, making the Bay Area home-fieldx advantage sound like it was just another match at Wallis Annenberg Stadium.

This post was updated Sept. 7 at 12:10 a.m.
Martin Jarmond is out of Westwood.
Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email and written statement that Jarmond, who has served as UCLA’s athletic director since 2020, was dismissed from his position Monday.

2026 is a fresh era for UCLA football. A new head coach who has revolutionized the program from top to bottom creates an unfamiliar feeling of optimism after a 3-9 campaign last year.

This post was updated Aug. 31 at 1:38 a.m.
UCLA football is days away from opening the 2026 campaign against former Pac-12 rival California. Daily Bruin Sports gathered some of the biggest questions surrounding the squad in its first season under coach Bob Chesney.