Week two was anything but a straight line for the Bruins.
But adapting to change may be the best way for the squad to find its identity ahead of conference play.

UCLA students will now receive free admission to all regular-season home football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games, UCLA Athletics announced Wednesday morning.
The policy will take effect Saturday for UCLA football’s second home game of the season against Purdue at the Rose Bowl.

UCLA is set to enter its third season in the Big Ten following a sophomore campaign during which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any Big Ten school.

UCLA football (2-0) secured a 28-10 victory over San Diego State (1-1) on Saturday evening at the Rose Bowl in what was coach Bob Chesney’s first home win at the helm of the Bruins.

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.

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.