All good things must come to an end.
And for the Bruins, their downfall came at an inopportune time.
No. 11 UCLA men’s soccer (3-1-2) fell 3-1 to Rutgers (2-3-1) on Friday in Piscataway, New Jersey, to open Big Ten play.

A majority of the Bruins’ wins this season have been at the expense of undefeated teams.
And the Spartans are on an undefeated streak of their own.

This post was updated Sept. 12 at 8:50 p.m.
Before the game, Aztecs head coach Sean Lewis called out the Bruins and “all their polos, all their khakis.”
And for a second, both teams looked like they were wearing that attire – the offenses came out casually at a snail’s pace and did not hit the scoreboard until four minutes into the second half.

This post was updated Sept. 12 at 3:20 p.m.
Coach Bob Chesney’s Rose Bowl debut is nearing, as UCLA football (1-0) prepares to face SDSU (1-0) Saturday afternoon on home soil.

While most of Los Angeles sought out air conditioning, the Bruins turned up the heat.
And sure enough, the Boilermakers melted under the pressure at Wallis Annenberg Stadium.

Football is won in the trenches.
And the Bruins excelled on both fronts in their Week 1 triumph.
UCLA football (1-0) will face a physically imposing San Diego State squad (1-0) – which racked up 53 points and 237 rushing yards in its 33-point victory over Portland State last week – at the Rose Bowl on Saturday afternoon, marking the first home contest of the coach Bob Chesney era.

After its Week 1 victory, UCLA football (1-0) will make its first stand at home in the Rose Bowl against San Diego State (1-0) Saturday afternoon.