UCLA football (1-4, 0-3 Big Ten) is heading back to the Rose Bowl to face Minnesota (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday. With the Gophers on the heels of an upset victory and the Bruins without a conference win, both teams will come into Saturday’s contest with something to prove.

This post was updated Oct. 10 at 11:30 p.m.
Facing the nation’s second-best team brings high stakes, nerves and pressure.
All that intensifies, though, as the postseason looms and a playoff berth dangles in the distance.

This post was updated Oct. 5 at 10:16 p.m.
The trend of dropping points has continued once more.
After leading for the first 78 minutes of the contest – and by two goals for 22 minutes in the second half – UCLA men’s soccer (4-3-4, 1-2-2 Big Ten) tied Penn State (4-5-2, 1-2-2) 2-2 Friday night in University Park, Pennsylvania.

This post was updated Oct. 3 at 10:42 p.m.
Offense and defense can operate as two distinct units – acting almost foreign to one another.
In a season where the Bruins’ defense has shone, their offense has consistently faltered.

This post was updated Oct. 3 at 10:28 p.m.
There arguably isn’t a more daunting three-game stretch in college football than what the Bruins have been served.

The Big Ten cast novelty on all fronts for the Bruins – locations, opponents, travel and so forth.
But Saturday’s battle will reintroduce familiarity after a 96-year legacy in the Pac-12 melted.

This post was updated Sept. 26 at 12:28 a.m.
Former UCLA men’s volleyball head coach John Speraw departed from the program, leaving UCLA to take on the role as the next CEO and president of USA Volleyball.

BATON ROUGE – It was a tale of two halves in Tigerland.
Evidenced by their 24.5-point underdog designation, the Bruins weren’t expected to be even relatively competitive in Saturday’s game – let alone departing from “Death Valley” far from dismantled.

In the first of a three-game gauntlet of ranked opponents, UCLA football (1-1, 0-1 Big Ten) is traveling to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to face No. 16 LSU (2-1, 1-0 SEC) on Saturday.

Westwood’s coaches are often the last to earn deserved glory – it’s easy to overlook their legacies and impact. After a summer of coaches leading teams to international glory or devoting their summer to leading training on campus, Daily Bruin Sports editors discuss the coaches who will have the biggest impact in 2024.