Monday, December 15

2025 UCLA Football Season Preview

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UCLA football launches into its second season in the Big Ten and second under Coach DeShaun Foster with broad-sweeping changes across the program, potentially leading to a cultural and identity revamp. Daily Bruin Sports is examining all of the modifications made to the roster and coaching staff and predicting how the Bruins will weather the storm of the upcoming 2025 season, as well as the implications these changes may pose to their pedigree and respect within the sport.

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August 15, 10:29 pm

2025 UCLA football position preview: Special teams

This post was updated Aug. 28 at 7:11 p.m. As UCLA football gears up for its second year under coach DeShaun Foster and second season in the Big Ten, Daily Bruin Sports will preview the personnel of each of the Bruins’ position groups and predict their 2025 outlook prior to the season’s official start. Read more...

Photo: Junior kicker Mateen Bhaghani winds his leg back and prepares to kick the ball at the Rose Bowl. Bhaghani went 20-20 on PAT attempts last season. (Photo by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Crystal Tompkins/Design director)

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August 13, 9:31 am

2025 UCLA football position preview: Offensive line

This post was updated Aug. 28 at 4:34 p.m. As UCLA football gears up for its second year under coach DeShaun Foster and second season in the Big Ten, Daily Bruin Sports will preview the personnel of each of the Bruins’ position groups and predict their 2025 outlook prior to the season’s official start. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Garrett DiGiorgio prepares to fend off a Penn State defender. DiGiorgio is entering his fourth season starting at right tackle for the Bruins. (Photo by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Crystal Tompkins/Design director)

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August 7, 9:32 pm

Ikaika Malloe is leading UCLA football’s defense into renewed identity in preseason

This post was updated Aug. 11 at 9:08 a.m. The sun did not relent in Costa Mesa, but neither did the Bruins’ defense. As UCLA football’s fall training camp pushes into its second week, defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe’s unit is leaning into experience, depth and renewed physicality to establish its identity. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football assistant coach and defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe walks on the field at Beaver Stadium. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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August 3, 8:59 pm

UCLA football enters new era of growth with Foster, Sunseri at the helm

This post was updated Aug. 3 at 9:40 p.m. “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” John C. Maxwell’s famous quote perfectly encapsulates the last two seasons of UCLA football. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior running back Jalen Berger runs with the ball tucked under his arm at Beaver Stadium. Berger rushed for 178 yards last season. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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July 31, 8:39 pm

Change in scenery for UCLA football’s fall camp leads to bonding for new players

This post was updated Aug. 3 at 9:32 p.m. New location, new coaches, new roster. Although DeShaun Foster is in his second year supervising fall training camp – which commenced Wednesday – the head honcho is voyaging into unfamiliar territory with a largely new coaching staff as he leads UCLA football into its 2025 campaign. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster walks on the field before a game. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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July 26, 3:32 pm

DeShaun Foster overcomes past press conference fumble, eyes program’s future

This post was updated July 28 at 9:11 a.m. LAS VEGAS — DeShaun Foster recently revisited the geography lesson that once gave him a one-way ticket to viral ridicule. Read more...

Photo: UCLA coach DeShaun Foster stands among practicing players at a training camp session. Foster spent seven seasons as the Bruins’ running backs coach before accepting the head coaching position before the 2024 campaign. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)


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