Sunday, February 1

UCLA football faces come and go in transfer portal trade-off

Over 4,000 Division I football players have entered the transfer portal. With the window officially opening Jan. 2 and closing Jan. 16, many new faces will join the Bob Chesney train in Westwood and several will depart the Bruin program for good. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer stands on the field at the Coliseum. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Chesney unveils strong coaching staff, signals new era for UCLA football

This post was updated Jan. 6 at 11:57 p.m. Bob Chesney wasted no time bringing familiar faces to the West Coast. First, it was offensive coordinator Dean Kennedy, who spent two seasons with the now-UCLA head coach at Holy Cross and the past two years at James Madison, where he led the 11th-highest scoring offense in the FBS. Read more...

Photo: UCLA head coach Bob Chesney talks at the podium at his introductory press conference. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



Quarterback Nico Iamaleava to return to UCLA football for 2026 season

He is back. Nico Iamaleava – one of the highest-ranked recruits to join the Bruins in program history – will return to UCLA for his redshirt junior season, he announced Monday evening via Instagram. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Nico Iamaleava scans the field with the ball in his hands. Iamaleava will return to UCLA for his redshirt junior season after much was up in the air on whether the signal caller would return. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



Dizon’s Disposition: Bruin fanbase must break cycle of hope and hate, give time for football turnaround

The modern sports fan hive mind lacks a backbone. The spineless creature operates on pure emotion in place of a brain. When things are good, things are perfect – happiness is deserved, hope is everlasting and both the people and processes that made success happen in the first place could never do anything wrong. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football head coach Bob Chesney talks to the media Tuesday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


Dully’s Drop: UCLA football is at its 4th-and-game. It must convert Chesney’s hiring to succeed

The Bruins have their guy. Bob Chesney won the eyes, ears and hearts of the UCLA faithful during his introductory press conference as the football program’s new head coach Tuesday morning. Read more...

Photo: New UCLA head football coach Bob Chesney addresses the Centennial Ballroom at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday for his introductory press conference. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)