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After back-to-back statement wins, UCLA football’s momentum on the field is beginning to ripple onto the recruiting trail. Interim head coach Tim Skipper continues to energize the program, shaking off the “one-hit wonder” narrative that followed the Bruins early this season. After trouncing Michigan State 38-13, Skipper said his message to the team was simple […]

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti continues to show why his confidence has become one of the defining traits of the Hoosiers’ 2025 season. Just days after signing his record-breaking $93 million contract extension, Cignetti made it clear that he isn’t taking UCLA lightly — or paying any attention to their rough 0-4 start. The Indiana […]

UCLA football reversed itself from national punching bag to delivering two knockout victories. Interim head coach Tim Skipper is now 2-0 at the helm, this time smacking Michigan State 38-13 Saturday. Skipper dipped into this motivational tactic ahead of the beatdown at East Lansing. Ben Bloch of the Los Angeles Times revealed Skipper left a […]

Since it fired DeShaun Foster during Week 4, UCLA has turned the program over to Tim Skipper, but has already started its search for the next football coach. With multiple names already in the conversation, Washington head football coach Jedd Fisch has suddenly emerged as a dark horse candidate. Fisch is only in his second […]

What was supposed to be a bounce-back game in Pasadena quickly turned into a disaster for Penn State football. The Nittany Lions fell 42-37 to previously winless UCLA, a loss many consider the most humiliating of James Franklin’s tenure. It was a collapse that left fans and analysts questioning whether the Franklin era in State […]

Penn State’s trip to Pasadena was supposed to be a rebound. Instead, it turned into a nightmare. The No. 7 Nittany Lions were stunned 42-37 by previously winless UCLA, suffering what many fans are calling the worst loss of James Franklin’s tenure. Coming off an overtime defeat to Oregon, the Penn State football team entered […]

The UCLA Bruins football team shocked the world when they upset the then seventh-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions 42-37 on Saturday. The win was the first time a team that started the season 0-4 beat an opponent ranked inside the Top 10 since 1985, as pointed out by Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports. It was […]

The Penn State football team looks to be in disarray, following a historic defeat to UCLA. Penn State embarrassed themselves by becoming the first top 10 team in 40 years to lose to a team with an 0-4 record. Penn State lost to a team that has an interim head coach, and had very little […]

UCLA football hit a low point earlier this week when offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri left the program, which came not long after head coach DeShaun Foster was fired. The Bruins and Sunseri mutually parted ways after an 0-4 start left the team searching for answers, but Saturday saw a shocking turnaround with a 42-37 victory […]

Rick Neuheisel got emotional in the CBS Sports studio after his son Jerry orchestrated the UCLA Bruins’ stunning 42-37 upset over No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday. The moment captured a father’s pride as Jerry, in his debut as offensive play caller, led the previously winless Bruins to one of college football’s biggest […]

The unranked UCLA Bruins football team pulled off the upset of the season after besting the seventh-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions 42-37 on Saturday. The win not only marked UCLA’s first win of the season but shattered a 40-year-old NCAA record in the process. UCLA’s victory is the first time a team with a 0-4 […]

UCLA football shook up its coaching staff before facing Penn State. Now they’ve shaken the college football world behind Tim Skipper. The interim head coach walked into a mess in a rather chipper mood ahead of game week. Displaying a smile despite taking control of a 0-4 team. “Skip” flashed an even larger grin — […]

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava entered Week 5 under immense pressure, but he delivered the type of performance that can rewrite narratives and reignite a program. After a turbulent start to the season that included the firing of head coach DeShaun Foster and both coordinators, the Bruins looked lost. Yet on Saturday, they looked reborn, led […]

UCLA football and quarterback Nico Iamaleava endured a rough four-game start in their pairing. But they roughhoused Penn State in shocking fashion during the first half Saturday. Including watching the 6-foot-6 quarterback blow through the Nittany Lions line for one touchdown. Facing second-and-goal, Iamaleava ended up calling his own number. He didn’t fake the handoff […]

Penn State football pulled into the historic Rose Bowl facing an imploding UCLA team, one that played in its first game without DeShaun Foster after his firing and severed ties with both the Bruins’ offensive and defensive coordinator. Turns out the Nittany Lions fanbase has exploded in anger — following PSU’s dismal first half. The […]

UCLA football remains in a state of desperation, as it scrambles to find a solution to what has been an abysmal 2025 campaign. Two weeks after firing head coach DeShaun Foster, the program is now dismissing offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Bruins tight ends coach Jerry Neuheisel will […]

The UCLA Bruins are already in the middle of a major transition after parting ways with head coach DeShaun Foster, and the ripple effects are starting to show in recruiting. Athletic Director Martin Jarmond announced last week that a six-member search committee, including high-profile alumni like Casey Wasserman, Bob Myers, and NFL veteran Eric Kendricks, […]

For perhaps the first time in his career, Nick Saban is rooting for Nico Iamaleava to succeed. The former Alabama coach admitted that he did not like Iamaleava when he was at Tennessee, but is rooting for the UCLA quarterback in the Bruins’ Week 5 matchup with Northwestern. Iamaleava and UCLA have been one of […]

The UCLA Bruins football program decided to part ways with DeShaun Foster as head coach after the team started the season with a 0-3 record. While Tim Skipper steps in as the interim head coach, Athletic Director Martin Jarmond reportedly formed a committee of several members to assist in the search for the next coach […]

With the USC football team preparing for a matchup against Michigan State, there are rumors surrounding the team that defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn could be approached about being the next UCLA Bruins head coach. The USC football program gave Lynn a contract extension earlier in the year, but one can’t deny the speculation as the […]

UCLA football recently fired their head coach DeShaun Foster, after a disastrous start to the season. Foster was 0-3 on the season. Following the firing, Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule made a statement about the situation. “I’m sad about that,” Rhule said, per On3. “You know DeShaun was a player at UCLA when I was […]

Days after the firing of UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster, the Bruins’ defensive coordinator has also departed the program. Interim head coach Tim Skipper announced today that Ikaika Malloe had parted ways with UCLA, which is 0-3 on the season and is in a bye week. Skipper said the defensive coordinator position will be a […]

The UCLA football job was among the first college jobs to open this season. The administration fired DeShaun Foster after a 0-3 start to the year. The Bruins are desperate for someone to jumpstart that program because fan support has fallen off a cliff, with barely anyone showing up to support them when they play […]

The 2025 UCLA football season has already been a disaster, and we are only three games in. The Bruins fired head coach DeShaun Foster after three games into his second season. The UCLA job has a lot of history and should be able to attract some high-profile names across the board, but they have a […]

Both Oregon Ducks coordinators Will Stein and Tosh Lupoi could be candidates for the UCLA Bruins head coaching position. The Bruins parted ways with Deshaun Foster after starting the 2025 season with a poor 0-3 record. They started the year with a 43-10 loss to a ranked Utah squad, then suffered brutal losses to UNLV […]

Oklahoma football is rolling behind a reinvigorated offensive machine with John Mateer at the controls. Now the Sooners’ mastermind behind the offense is rising as a “top candidate” for the UCLA head coaching gig. The Bruins fired DeShaun Foster Sunday — two days after UCLA’s disastrous 35-10 loss to New Mexico. Oklahoma offensive coordinator Ben […]

Michigan State football has won eight games already under Jonathan Smith, including a 3-0 start to the 2025 season. However, a new update arises in East Lansing: Smith is a potential candidate for the UCLA opening. UCLA fired DeShaun Foster Sunday. New Mexico’s stunning 35-10 Friday night rout of the Bruins sealed Foster’s fate, as […]

Following a 35-10 home loss to New Mexico, UCLA football head coach DeShaun Foster was fired in just his second season running the show. After Chip Kelly suddenly left for the Ohio State offensive coordinator job in February of 2024, UCLA quickly named Foster as the coach in a puzzling move at the time. Now, […]

UCLA football took the first step in its rebuild Sunday. DeShaun Foster is out following a disastrous 0-3 start. Friday’s 35-10 abomination at the hands of New Mexico was the final tipping point for a once decorated program. The next head coach will likely need to take a grassroots approach to build back Bruins football, […]

UCLA’s nightmare start to the 2025 season has already claimed its first major casualty. After dropping three straight games to Utah, UNLV, and New Mexico, including a crushing 35-10 home defeat, the Bruins fired head coach DeShaun Foster just 15 games into his tenure. Foster, a former UCLA star running back, was promoted to replace […]

UCLA football’s second season in the Big Ten has gotten off to a nightmare start. Losses to Utah, UNLV, and New Mexico have led to a 0-3 start for the Bruins in head coach DeShaun Foster’s second season. Unfortunately, those losses, particularly the 35-10 defeat to New Mexico at home Saturday, have forced the UCLA […]

The UCLA Bruins began the 2025-26 campaign with an 0-3 record. It’s been an incredibly slow start under second-year head coach DeShaun Foster. With the program struggling early in the season and with several tough opponents ahead on the schedule, Foster shared a brutally honest revelation about his team. After suffering a 35-10 Week 3 […]

Tennessee football may have lost a five-star name, but it quickly found a new leader. Joey Aguilar’s first start as the Volunteers’ quarterback helped power a 45-26 win over Syracuse, proving that his arrival has already softened the blow of Nico Iamaleava’s departure. Joey Aguilar threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns that game, rushing […]

UCLA backup quarterback Pierce Clarkson has been arrested and charged with a felony, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department [h/t ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti]. According to the county sheriff’s records, Clarkson was arrested on Friday, Sept. 5, at noon and booked a few hours later on an unspecified felony charge. His bail was set […]

UCLA football created renewed optimism by adding Nico Iamaleava behind center. The Bruins are now 0-2, and the quarterback is getting blasted by fans for an “all time bag drop” after falling to UNLV. The high-profile College Football Transfer Portal addition threw a final interception Saturday allowing the Rebels to seal the 30-23 upset at […]

In recent years, one of the biggest stories in college football was what happened between Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee football program. He left the program and transferred in the spring due to an NIL dispute. Now, he is back closer to home at UCLA. However, things have not started well for him playing for […]

UNLV and UCLA are set to meet in Las Vegas this weekend for a Week 2 matchup between two West Coast teams. UNLV is 2-0 on the campaign with a Week 0 and Week 1 win against a couple of small schools, Idaho State and Sam Houston. UCLA is 0-1 after they got rocked by […]

Tennessee football fans won twice Saturday. First, the Volunteers crushed Syracuse 45-26 in transfer quarterback Joey Aguilar’s first start. And then, late at night, Tennessee fans watched as UCLA football and Nico Iamaleava, more specifically, were dominated by Utah. There is no real cross-country rivalry between Tennessee and UCLA, but there is one between the […]

After a disappointing 2024 season, UCLA football has a new feel about it this fall as it looks for a bounce-back year to compete in the Big Ten. After having a dismal offense last season, the Bruins spent the big bucks in the transfer portal to go get former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava and bring […]