This post was updated Dec. 3 at 10:39 p.m. Two more are gone. Defensive backs redshirt sophomore Cole Martin and junior Andre Jordan Jr. announced their plans to enter the transfer portal – per On3 – which opens in the afternoon Jan. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore defensive back Cole Martin (left) and junior defensive back Andre Jordan Jr. (right) are pictured. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The first of many have departed Westwood. Junior defensive back Scooter Jackson plans to enter the transfer portal, which opens Jan. 2, according to On3. Jackson played in all 12 of UCLA football’s 2025 fixtures as the team’s starting slot cornerback, where he captured a team-high two interceptions, a forced fumble and 44 tackles – the most among the squad’s cornerbacks and the third most among all defensive backs. Read more...
Photo: Junior defensive back Scooter Jackson is pictured on the field at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 5 at 5:26 p.m. The Chesney era is about to begin. James Madison coach Bob Chesney is set to become UCLA football’s next coach – news that will be confirmed after JMU’s Sun Belt Championship game on Friday against Troy, according to ESPN. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football’s newest head coach – and former James Madison and Holy Cross’s head honcho – Bob Chesney talks to his players on the sideline. (Courtesy of Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0)
UCLA football (3-9, 3-6 Big Ten) concluded its 2025 season Saturday with a 29-10 loss to then-No. 19 USC (9-3, 7-2) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Nico Iamaleava drops back in the pocket at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. As fireworks burst over the Rose Bowl after UCLA’s win over Iowa last year, Peter Dachtler and his family stood arm in arm on the field, singing the UCLA alma mater. Read more...
Photo: The Rose Bowl, which UCLA has played at since 1982, is pictured. Students had mixed reactions to UCLA’s possible move from the Rose Bowl to SoFi stadium. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 9:30 p.m. It is over. A season teeming with dysfunction, hope, indifference, disgust and everything in between concluded the only way it could – disappointingly. Read more...
Photo: Nine members of UCLA football’s offense walk on United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum while referee Gregory Blum calls out a penalty Saturday night. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Despite relying on its backup running back, the Huskies’ ground game decimated the Bruin front seven, as quarterback Demond Williams Jr and tailback Adam Mohammed combined for 164 rushing yards and two scores – on 5.1 and 9.3 yards per carry, respectively – leading to a Washington (8-3, 6-2 Big Ten) 48-14 trouncing of UCLA football (3-8, 3-5) on Saturday night in what could be the Bruins final home game at the Rose Bowl. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA defense prepares to run on the field at the Rose Bowl. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
