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. Read more...
Photo: (Illustration by Haley Park/Illustrations & Cartoons director)
Photo: (Illustration by Haley Park/Illustrations & Cartoons director)
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. Read more...
Photo: Senior kicker Mateen Bhagani (left), coach Bob Chesney (center) and senior quarterback Nico Iamaleava (right) are pictured. (Photos by Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor, Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin senior staff; Design by Armaan Dhillon/Assistant Design director)
I knew hardly anything about college sports when I graduated high school. But it didn’t take long to learn that UCLA was not a football school. Read more...
Photo: Coach Bob Chesney reaches out for a handshake. Chesney was hired by UCLA on Dec. 6. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 1:25 a.m. The Chesney era is just around the corner, with UCLA set to kick off Sept. 5 against former Pac-12 rival California in Berkeley. Read more...
Photo: Coach Bob Chesney (left) and senior quarterback Nico Iamaleava (right) are pictured. (Photos by Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/co-Design director.)
This post was updated Aug. 30 at 10:44 p.m. Momentum can shift in the blink of an eye. And during the Bruins’ most recent matchup, it did just that. Read more...
Photo: Junior defender Shakir Nixon leans for the ball in UCLA’s 3-0 win over Denver on Friday. Nixon scored his first goal since the 2024 season after finishing a penalty kick and he celebrated with a backflip. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Aug. 30 at 11:47 p.m. For nearly nine months, the hype surrounding coach Bob Chesney’s debut season in Westwood has grown by the day. Read more...
Photo: Senior tight end Josh Phifer and other Bruins converge midfield ahead of warmups. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
