Many coaches will say, “Every game counts the same” or “We take things one week at a time.” But there is a certain undeniable tension in the Los Angeles air when campus statues in Westwood and University Park are enclosed in wooden structures and layers of bubble wrap in late November. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s offense huddles together on the field at the Rose Bowl in last season’s rivalry matchup. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA football (3-8, 3-5 Big Ten) has been eliminated from bowl game contention, may lose its home stadium of over 40 years and might not have a head honcho or quarterback for next season. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA offense huddles together at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are 3-8 heading into the crosstown rivalry matchup. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The hatred was palpable. Houses were divided. The city was separated into blue and yellow and cardinal and gold. Statues were covered in bubble wrap, and wooden boxes enclosed them. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin running back Maurice Jones-Drew runs on the field at the Coliseum while a Trojan defender tackles him. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA | #9 Nico Iamaleava | Redshirt sophomore | Quarterback | 6’6”, 215 LBS 1,728 passing yards, 63.5% completion percentage, 16 total touchdowns UCLA’s 2025 roster has very few bright spots. Read more...
Photo: (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/Assistant Design director)
In the final game of the 2025 season – a campaign where the Bruins lost three in a row to start the season and currently are riding a four-game losing streak – UCLA football (3-8, 3-5 Big Ten) will face No. Read more...
Coach Cori Close often preaches that five of the last six national champions boasted the top defense in the country. And after holding their opponent to zero points in the second quarter and just nine points across the entire first half, the Bruins appear to have internalized their coach’s advice. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Lauren Betts gives graduate forward Angela Dugalić a high-five. Dugalić posted a team-high 20 points Sunday afternoon. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 29 at 6:04 p.m. It was a rematch a year in the making. The Trojans vanquished the Bruins in last year’s MPSF championship match in a three-point affair. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo gathers at the edge of the pool, where the team huddles around coach Adam Wright. The Bruins lost in the MPSF Championship match to USC for the second consecutive season but will have a chance to claim back-to-back national championships at the NCAA tournament in December. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
