This post was updated Oct. 7 at 1:00 a.m. Four games into the season, the Bruins have already opened with a historic start. But Saturday will bring about their toughest task so far, as No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Bob Chesney sits with his hands folded at a table while addressing the media. Chesney is the first UCLA football head coach to start their Westwood career 4-0 since 1949. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 6 at 5:24 p.m. If you told me in my freshman year that I’d be spearheading coverage of a 4-0, ranked UCLA football team, I would’ve scoffed. Read more...
Photo: Coach Bob Chesney stands on the sideline with his players around him during UCLA’s game against Purdue on Sept. 19. Chesney and the Bruins have opened to a 4-0 start. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA is in its third season in the Big Ten following a sophomore campaign in which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any Big Ten school. Read more...
Photo: Coach Kyle Whittingham walks the sideline at one of Michigan’s early season games. (Photo is courtesy of University of Michigan Athletics, Design by Armaan Dhillon/Assistant Design director)
The ground game: what every casual football fan hates, what every couch coach LARPer pretends they understand and what every dad wishes their son’s team would focus more on. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year running back Anthony Woods trots into the Rose Bowl end zone Sept. 19 against Purdue. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
No. 23 UCLA football (4-0, 2-0 Big Ten) achieved its best start to a season since 2022 by dominating Maryland (2-2, 0-1) 54-3 Saturday afternoon at SECU Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year offensive linemen Hall Schmidt (center) and Carter Sweazie (right) block Maryland linebacker Zion Elee during a play. The Bruins’ offensive line helped protect a run game that scored four touchdowns against the Terrapins. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:57 p.m. COLLEGE PARK — All offseason, headlines clamored about the Chesney train, with players, coaches and fans alike subscribing to a movement of optimism heading into the 2026 season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football senior defensive back Ta’Shawn James runs his third interception of the season into the end zone Saturday against Maryland in College Park. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA football (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) began its conference slate with a victory last week and now has the chance to continue its win streak against Maryland (2-1) on Saturday on the road. Read more...
Photo: Senior quarterback Nico Iamaleava (left) and fifth-year running back Wayne Knight (right) are pictured. (Photos by Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/Design director.)
