UCLA football’s defense huddles together at the Rose Bowl. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA football will not play its first 2026 campaign until Sep 5 against California. But that does not mean there are not positional battles occurring across the gridiron.
UCLA football will not play its first game of the 2026 campaign until Sept. 5 against California. But that does not mean there are not positional battles across the gridiron.
It was a Bruin win, it was a Bruin loss.
The Rose Bowl was a house divided Saturday.
Brothers fought brothers. Teammates wrestled and tackled. Coaches on the same staff shouted from opposite sidelines.
The Chesney Train left the station Dec. 9.
[Related: UCLA introduces Bob Chesney as head football coach, instills hope in Bruin community]
And the locomotive has been gaining speed since he stepped foot in Westwood.
Bob Chesney said his team was in “win now” mode.
In fact, at halftime of the UCLA men’s basketball game against Indiana on Jan. 31, the football head coach went as far as saying that the team would hang a Big Ten championship banner.
The 2026 NFL Draft began Thursday, with NFL teams choosing from the cream of the crop and taking their first-round picks. While no Bruins were drafted on Day 1, six more rounds remain, giving the draft-eligible UCLA football players more chances to achieve their professional aspirations.
“Energy” seemed to be the buzzword Thursday.
Goal-line drills took center stage at UCLA football’s 10th spring practice.
Red zone situations commonly turn into trench battles, and the exercise quickly became a war between the offense and the defense.
This post was updated April 19 at 8:32 p.m.
Opportunity.
It is what brought coach Bob Chesney from James Madison – a program he took to its first-ever College Football Playoff – to UCLA.
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