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UCLA ended its 2022 football campaign with an overall record of 9-4 and a 6-3 record against conference opponents. It started the season with a 6-0 run with wins over Washington and Utah, but went 3-3 in their final regular-season games as they fell to Oregon, USC and Arizona. A 47-yard field goal from Pittsburgh […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James absolutely loved Kwazi Gilmer’s creative way to announce his commitment to UCLA football. For those who missed it, the four-star wide receiver recreated LeBron’s iconic Nike commercial to reveal his decision to go to UCLA football. Of course it quickly went viral, especially since Gilmer did a really great […]

UCLA football just picked up a huge commitment from four-star wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer. One of the best parts of recruits announcing where they’re going to be attending college is seeing the way they make the announcement. Some go with a simple social media post, some do a live commitment from their home or high […]

The UCLA Bruins are entering a new chapter in their rich program history. With Dorian Thompson-Robinson now in the NFL, it’s time for UCLA football to introduce a new face under center, and that’s no other than freshman Dante Moore. However, Moore is already being surrounded by rumors before he even suits up for his […]

The Pac-12 is currently in shambles as programs are deciding to leave the conference left and right. It all started when UCLA and USC opted to leave for the Big Ten starting in the 2024 scholastic year, and this was the first domino that has set off a wild chain of events. The next team […]

The Big Ten will expand to 16 teams in 2024 when USC and UCLA are added to the conference. Could even more teams be added to the conference in the near future? It seems to be an unlikely scenario after listening to Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti at Big Ten media days. In light of […]

Amidst much turmoil in the Pac-12, the conference is exploring a schedule change that would result in teams playing eight in-conference matchups rather than nine. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff announced at Pac-12 Media Day that the conference created a four-person committee to evaluate the pros and cons of switching to an eight-game league schedule starting […]

Michigan football got a key scheduling update on Thursday when their conference opponents were released for 2024 and 2025 in the new look Big Ten. The Wolverines are facing a gauntlet in 2024 with a collection of matchups against new members USC and UCLA. The two Southern California powerhouses officially join the Big Ten to […]

After much pondering, fantasizing and some worrying, fans were given an official glimpse of the future of the Big Ten. The conference unveiled its 2024 and 2025 schedules Thursday, which includes several new and exciting matchups in what will be a jarringly different league. One such rivalry that will come with a geographical adjustment period […]

The UCLA football team will begin play in the Big Ten conference starting in the 2024 season. Earlier on Thursday, their schedules for both the 2024 and 2025 seasons were announced, reports UCLABruins.com. 2024 UCLA FOOTBALL OPPONENTS at Hawai’I (Aug. 31) Fresno State (Sept. 14) at LSU (Sept. 21) at Indiana at Iowa at Michigan […]

The game is not the same without the veteran wisdom that coaches impart to their players. From intense defensive schematics with the Philadelphia Eagles to dabbling in the company of UCLA football, Bill McGovern died loving the game. McGovern passed away because of cancer at the age of 60. According to his family, the veteran […]

The UCLA Bruins are looking to bounce back from a devastating loss in the Sun Bowl and will have many fresh faces for the 2023 campaign. We are here to continue our college football odds series by making a UCLA over/under win total prediction. The Bruins are coming off a season where they went 9-4 […]

UCLA is coming off of their best season and first bowl appearance under head coach Chip Kelly. As the Bruins look to continue their strong momentum, Kelly has hired a well-respected coach for a rather peculiar coaching role. UCLA football is hiring Ken Niumatalolo as their director of leadership, via Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. […]

After years in the wilderness as a perennial Pac-12 also-ran, UCLA football is gearing up in a big way for their 2024 move to the Big Ten. Coming off a 9-4 season in which they ranked as high as ninth in the country, UCLA agreed to a long-term extension with head coach Chip Kelly that’ll […]

After three seasons at USC, wide receiver Kyle Ford opted to enter the transfer portal. The former four-star recruit has now found a new home, and it comes in a Pac-12 rival. Kyle Ford took to Twitter to announce that he would be transferring to UCLA. During his four seasons at USC, Ford showed legitimate […]

The UCLA Bruins landed freshman All-American wide receiver J.Michael Sturdivant from the California Golden Bears in the football transfer portal, according to a Friday tweet from the Athletic college football senior writer Max Olson. The 6-foot-3-inch receiver earned 755 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 65 receptions in his second season in the California football […]

UCLA football is already gearing up for the 2023 season and has just added a backfield weapon. With Zach Charbonnet heading to the NFL, the Bruins went out and found one of his replacements, landing Carson Steele from Ball State, per Bruce Feldman. Steele was an absolute star for the Cardinals in 2022, ranking ninth […]

Dorian Thompson-Robinson came up short of breaking a notable UCLA record. Thompson-Robinson entered the Bruins’ 2022 Sun Bowl matchup against the Pittsburgh Panthers in need of 285 passing yards to break the record for the most such yards in program history. Cade McNown currently holds this record, as he capped off his four-season run at […]

The Pittsburgh Panthers will take on the UCLA Bruins in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. It’s time to continue our college football odds series with a Pittsburgh-UCLA prediction and pick. Pittsburgh has quietly become an annual contender in the ACC, finishing the regular season at 8-4. In […]

UCLA football has pulled off the ultimate heist of 5-star quarterback Dante Moore, the third-ranked player in the 2023 class. Moore made the decision to de-commit from Oregon and head to Westwood instead to suit up for the Bruins next season, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. Moore believes UCLA is the best place for him […]

DJ Uiagalelei has decided to hit the transfer portal recently after two seasons as the starting quarterback for Clemson. He was ultimately pulled in favor of Cade Klubnik in the ACC title game and that’s clearly resulted in him finding a new home. Per On3 Sports, Uiagalelei, an LA native, made the short trip to […]

The UCLA Bruins are leaving the Pac-12 behind and officially heading for the Big Ten after receiving approval from the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday. The UC board of regents chair and UCOP president recommended allowing UCLA to continue its move in a special meeting on campus, according to ESPN’s Paolo Uggeti. […]

Following the conclusion of conference championship weekend, the next few days will have different headlines in the college football world. The transfer portal opened on Monday, leading to more than 1,000 players entering their names in just one day. One of them is DJ Uiagalelei. The quarterback played his first three collegiate seasons with the […]

The UCLA Bruins take on the California Golden Bears. Check out our college football odds series for our UCLA California prediction and pick. The UCLA Bruins lost to their crosstown rivals, the USC Trojans, last week. They were knocked out of contention for a spot in the Pac-12 Championship Game. The Bruins were fully and […]

The USC Trojans take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our college football odds series for our USC UCLA prediction and pick. The UCLA football program faces its moment of truth in this game. UCLA has not won a conference championship since 1998. The Bruins are almost certain to make the Pac-12 Championship Game if […]

This weekend, we have several exciting college football matchups headlined by a west coast showdown as USC takes on UCLA in the Battle for Los Angeles. No matter where your loyalties lie, this weekend is also another opportunity to make money betting on CFB. Let’s check out our college football odds series with a look […]

In one of the most anticipated games of the weekend, the No. 7 USC Trojans will be at the Rose Bowl to face the No. 16 UCLA Bruins on Saturday. With USC football vying for title at the conference and national level, the final result could certainly affect the Trojans’ fate for the remainder of […]

Mark your calendars. A blockbuster California matchup just became much more exciting after it was announced USC football sophomore receiver Mario Williams and sophomore linebacker Eric Gentry would return to the No. 7 Trojans’ rotation in a Thursday tweet by USC team reporter and Director of Creative Content Keely Eure. Mario Williams exited a mid-October […]

The UCLA Bruins will face off against the USC Trojans in a highly anticipated Pac-12 matchup that has huge implications for the conference, as well as the College Football Playoff. Chip Kelly’s Bruins have a chance to spoil the Trojans’ still-alive College Football Playoff hopes. Meanwhile, Lincoln Riley is looking to propel USC football back […]

One of the best parts of college football is the rivalries. Decades old clashes between schools that have roots in the earliest days of the sport. Trophies made of the most bizarre objects that fans treat as though it were the national title. With potentially the most consequential Crosstown Rivalry, the game between USC and […]

As the Bruins prepare for their most crucial game left on their schedule – let alone the biggest rivalry in all of UCLA football – against their cross-town rivals, the USC Trojans, things are heating up. Sitting at 8-2 with a 5-2 record against their division after dropping a shocker to the University of Arizona, […]

The Arizona Wildcats take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our college football odds series for our Arizona UCLA prediction and pick. The UCLA football program has come a long way this season, and if it can get past Arizona — which it is heavily favored to do — it will enter the big USC […]

UCLA football is back, baby. That’s right, after years of mediocrity under ex-Philadelphia Eagles/San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly, the former Oregon Ducks maverick has put it all together with fifth-year quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson under center, and the team is reaping the benefits as a result. Sure, The Bruins have one loss, ironically against […]

The UCLA Bruins take on the Arizona State Sun Devils. Check out our college football odds series for our UCLA Arizona State prediction and pick. The UCLA Bruins are on track to face their biggest rival, the USC Trojans, in two weeks, with a Pac-12 Championship Game spot on the line. The Bruins just have […]

The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first rankings of the 2022 season on Tuesday, and controversy ensued as usual. The committee is no stranger to outraging college football fans, and that tradition is alive and well in 2022. Fans immediately noticed some baffling decisions in the rankings, including LSU coming in at 10th, […]

While the USC Trojans and Oregon Ducks are the more ballyhooed programs in the Pac-12, UCLA Bruins football has certainly made a lot of noise in the 2022 college football season. The Bruins had elite skill players who are entering NFL draft boards, while they have a favorable schedule to finish the season. Here are […]

USC football fans can breathe a sigh of relief. The Clay Helton era is over, and the Trojans have moved on to a better and brighter side of college football with Lincoln Riley. Despite a tough late-game loss to the Utah Utes, the Trojans stand at second in the Pac-12 at 5-1, a game behind […]

Bill Walton is not in favor of the UCLA Bruins transferring conferences from Pac-12 to the Big Ten. He made that extremely clear in a written statement, as shared by John Canzano. I don’t believe that joining the Big 10 is in the best interest of UCLA, its students, its athletes, its alumni, its fans, […]

The Stanford Cardinal take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our college football odds series for our Stanford UCLA prediction and pick. Stanford appeared to be adrift and lost in early October. The Cardinal blew a late lead to Oregon State with atrocious pass defense, a disaster in their secondary. They could have allowed that […]