With a roster featuring 55 new players and 19 new coaches, including both top coordinators, creating a sense of camaraderie and connection among the new faces of Westwood is at the forefront of head coach Bob Chesney’s first fall camp.

As UCLA football enters its first year under coach Bob Chesney and third season in the Big Ten, Daily Bruin Sports will preview the personnel of the Bruins’ position groups and predict their 2026 outlook prior to the season’s opening game Sept.

UCLA men’s water polo begins its 2026 season Aug. 29 at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla. Coming off back-to-back national championships, the Bruins will open what could be a three-peat campaign with a doubleheader against Saint Mary’s and Bucknell.

Setting the tone for a season starts in the first game.
For the Bruins, that test will come against a challenging opponent.
UCLA men’s soccer will travel to No.

UCLA women’s volleyball is set to kick off its 2026 campaign with exhibition play starting Thursday and a packed preseason ahead of the official regular season beginning Sept.

Once a Bruin, always a Bruin.
Former UCLA men’s water polo member James Robinson-O’Brien has been named the new UCLA women’s water polo head coach – becoming the fifth head coach in program history.

With the starting whistle still hot, the Bruins were already back behind the center line, standing in their starting formation – this time down one.
After conceding a goal just two minutes into the game, No.