Sam SettlemanSports editorPrediction: UCLA 38, California 24 Earlier this week, I wrote that a 9-3 finish for UCLA would be a lost season. What I didn’t write is that an 8-4 season would be an unmitigated disaster. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are UCLA football redshirt senior defensive back Mo Osling III (left) and California wide receiver J.Michael Sturdivant (right). (Left to right: Photos by Daily Bruin file photo, Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor. Photo illustration by Maya O’Kelly/Design director)

No. 18 UCLA football (8-3, 5-3 Pac-12) will close out the regular season in Berkeley with a showdown against California (4-7, 2-6) on Friday afternoon. The Bruins will look to avoid a third straight loss, while the Golden Bears will attempt to close out a season to forget on a high note. Read more...

Dorian Thompson-Robinson admitted that it’s not easy to move on from a crosstown rivalry defeat. “(It’s) super difficult. That’s the one you want every year. That’s our championship,” Thompson-Robinson said. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson runs away from USC defense. Thompson-Robinson and No. 18 UCLA football will close out the regular season with a matchup against California on Friday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)