This post was updated Oct. 24 at 5:22 p.m.
The blue and gold just keep on dancing.
Or, at least this time, the baby blue and gold.

The beginning of the college basketball season often comes with some scrutiny.
Early matchups take place between squads with no business competing against each other, often with large talent and resource gaps.

No. 9 UCLA football (6-0, 4-0 Big Ten) enters its second consecutive home game Saturday against Michigan State (2-5, 0-4). The Bruins clinched a bowl game for the first time since 2023 after beating the Wisconsin Badgers 17-7 last weekend at the Rose Bowl.

This post was updated Oct. 22 at 10:30 p.m.
At the table of College Football Playoff contention, the Bruins might currently be sitting with the biggest stack.

This post was updated Oct. 22 at 10:43 p.m.
No. 9 UCLA football (6-0, 4-0 Big Ten) continues its homestand against Michigan State (2-5, 0-4) on Saturday as a top 10 squad for the first time since 2022.

The most groundbreaking stories come from an underdog toppling one of the top contenders.
And the Bruins will seek to be one of those underdog tales.

Chip Kelly infamously proclaimed the best part about football is football.
Of course, that probably didn’t sound the best coming from a coach who went 3-9 in his first campaign leading UCLA football and had a record of 10-21 after two full seasons and the shortened, seven-game 2020 season.