In only their second game of the season, the Bruins met their second ranked opponent.
But unlike the team’s first matchup against No. 11 Loyola Marymount, No.

UCLA is officially a member of the Big Ten. With the football season opener drawing near and many fall sports soon to begin, Daily Bruin Sports editors debate which UCLA team will make strides or face setbacks in its inaugural Big Ten season.

A new era for UCLA Athletics is here. After 96 years in the “Conference of Champions,” UCLA is now a member of the Big Ten. Before the inaugural year, Daily Bruin Sports staff break down the best- and worst-case scenarios for each team, as well as a key storyline to follow throughout each season.

This post was updated Aug. 25 at 9:21 p.m.
Buzz around UCLA football is arguably at an all-time high. Following an overhaul in almost all departments, the squad is gearing up for its first game as a Big Ten member against Hawai’i on Aug.

A podium finish was not in the cards for Bruin golfers at the Olympic Games.
Despite being ranked second internationally, former member of UCLA women’s golf Lilia Vu finished tied for 36th after four rounds of stroke play at Le Golf National.

A plethora of new Bruins stepped onto the pitch for the Bruins’ Big Ten debut.
After bagging two goals within the first 16 minutes to surge to an early lead, UCLA women’s soccer trounced Loyola Marymount 3-0 in an exhibition match Saturday to kick off its 2024 season.

UCLA’s Big Ten debut is only two days away.
When UCLA women’s soccer kicks off its 2024 season with an exhibition game against LMU on Aug.

Only a quarterfinal berth was in the cards for the Bruins.
Point guard Lina Sontag and forwards Angela Dugalić and Emily Bessoir represented their respective countries, competing in the women’s basketball knockout stage at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Three Bruins will continue to the women’s basketball knockout stage of the Paris Olympics.
Athletes represented UCLA in each of the three groups during the group phase of the Olympic women’s basketball tournament.

UCLA is just five days away from joining the Big Ten. After 96 years and 123 national championships in the Pac-12, the Bruins are at the forefront of the Big Ten’s West Coast expansion.