News

Sports

Arts

Opinion

The Quad

Photo

Video

Illustrations

Cartoons

Graphics

The Stack

PRIME

Enterprise

Interactives

Podcasts

Games

Classifieds

Print issues

Big Ten Previews 2026

robots

sp.football.b1gmediadays.nbk.8.2.26.file.A.jpg - Daily Bruin

Former UCLA quarterback Dante Moore brings the ball behind him for a pass. Moore transferred to Oregon after his freshman campaign. (Daily Bruin file photo)

https://dailybruin.com/sp-football-b1gmediadays-nbk_-8-2-26-file_-a-jpg/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2026/08/sp.football.b1gmediadays.nbk_.8.2.26.file_.A-768x498.jpg

twitter:card

twitter:description

twitter:title

twitter:site

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2026/08/sp.football.b1gmediadays.nbk_.8.2.26.file_.A.jpg

twitter:image

twitter:creator

Football

db-story-l

Daily Bruin

Football&#039;s trajectory turns unpredictable with new eligibility rules, NIL changes - Daily Bruin

Football&#8217;s trajectory turns unpredictable with new eligibility rules, NIL changes

Nguyen is the 2026-27 Sports editor on the football, men's basketball and NIL beats. He was previously the assistant Sports editor on the cross country, men's volleyball, men's water polo, and swim and dive beats. He was previously a Sports contributor on the men's volleyball and women's water polo beats. Nguyen is a third-year sociology and statistics and data science student minoring in Asian American studies from Union City, California.

Jacob Nguyen

max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1

CHICAGO – The Big Ten is the best league in football. At least, that’s what Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said at the 2026 Big Ten Media Day.

https://dailybruin.com/2026/08/02/footballs-trajectory-turns-unpredictable-with-new-eligibility-rules-nil-changes/

UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster (left) and athletic director Martin Jarmond (right) clasp hands at Foster&#039;s introductory press conference. Both Jarmond and Foster discussed the future of UCLA&#039;s NIL endeavors Tuesday. (Felicia Keller/Daily Bruin senior staff)

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2024/02/JC3-768x519.jpg

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2024/02/JC3.jpg

FK3.jpg - Daily Bruin

db-story-c2

&#039;Our brand is nationally&#039;: Foster, Jarmond discuss boosting NIL in coming years - Daily Bruin

&#8216;Our brand is nationally&#8217;: Foster, Jarmond discuss boosting NIL in coming years

Nelson was currently a Sports senior staff writer. He was previously an assistant Sports editor on the softball, men's tennis and women's tennis beats and a contributor on the men's tennis and women's tennis beats.

Jack Nelson

There’s a definitive attitude Martin Jarmond associates with new head coach DeShaun Foster. Hungry. It’s also a word the athletic director used to describe what’s required of any successful program in today’s college football landscape.

https://dailybruin.com/2024/02/14/our-brand-is-nationally-foster-jarmond-discuss-boosting-nil-in-coming-years/

web.sp.NIL.dartmouth.2.6.24.courtesy.JPG - Daily Bruin

Dartmouth Hall at Dartmouth College is pictured. On Monday, National Labor Relations Board Regional Director Laura Sacks ruled that Dartmouth&#039;s men&#039;s basketball players are employees of the school and can unionize. (Wikimedia Commons courtesy photo by Daderot)

https://dailybruin.com/web-sp_-nil_-dartmouth-2-6-24-courtesy-jpg/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2024/02/web.sp_.NIL_.dartmouth.2.6.24.courtesy-768x512.jpg

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2024/02/web.sp_.NIL_.dartmouth.2.6.24.courtesy.jpg

Regional labor official rules Dartmouth basketball players are school employees - Daily Bruin

Regional labor official rules Dartmouth basketball players are school employees

Wang was currently a Sports senior staff writer on the women’s basketball, men’s basketball, NIL and football beats. She was previously an assistant Sports editor on the women’s basketball, men’s soccer, men’s golf and track and field beats, reporter on the women’s basketball beat and contributor on the men’s and women’s golf beats. Wang was also a fourth-year history major and community engagement and social change minor.

Lauryn Olina Wang

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 11:17 p.m. The NCAA’s amateurism model has met another challenge. The National Labor Relations Board ruled in a landmark decision Monday that men’s basketball players at Dartmouth College are considered employees of the university under the National Labor Relations Act and can therefore unionize.

https://dailybruin.com/2024/02/06/regional-labor-official-rules-dartmouth-basketball-players-are-school-employees/

web.sp.nil.floridastate.1.15.24.jpeg - Daily Bruin

Florida State&#039;s Doak S. Campbell Stadium is pictured. The university and its NIL collective, Rising Spear, received unprecedented penalties for violations of recruiting policy. (Photo by Ernie Stephens via Wikimedia Commons)

https://dailybruin.com/web-sp_-nil_-floridastate-1-15-24-jpeg/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2024/01/web.sp_.nil_.floridastate.1.15.24.jpeg

NCAA dishes out unprecedented penalty to Florida State and its NIL collective - Daily Bruin

NCAA dishes out unprecedented penalty to Florida State and its NIL collective

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 12:54 a.m. The Men of Westwood NIL collective provided rally towels and T-shirts for fans and students attending the men’s basketball home game against Stanford earlier this year.

https://dailybruin.com/2024/01/15/ncaa-dishes-out-unprecedented-penalty-to-florida-state-and-its-nil-collective/

web.sp.NIL.12.6.23.file.JPG - Daily Bruin

J.D. Morgan Center – the home of UCLA Athletics – is pictured. On Monday, UCLA Athletics announced its partnership with Advance NIL to further educate student-athletes about the NIL field. (Daily Bruin file photo)

https://dailybruin.com/web-sp_-nil_-12-6-23-file_-jpg/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2023/12/web.sp_.NIL_.12.6.23.file_.jpg

Athletics News

db-story-f2

NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for new NIL rules in ever-evolving field - Daily Bruin

NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for new NIL rules in ever-evolving field

This post was updated Dec. 6 at 9:37 p.m. In the 1950s, the NCAA failed to provide workers’ compensation to the widow of a football player who died following an in-game injury.

https://dailybruin.com/2023/12/06/ncaa-president-charlie-baker-calls-for-new-nil-rules-in-ever-evolving-field/

web.sp.lowdown.11.2,23.a.BJM.JPG - Daily Bruin

UCLA women&#039;s basketball huddles together at the end of the court. The team utilizes third-party partnerships in order to navigate the NIL landscape. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)

https://dailybruin.com/2023/11/05/the-low-down-men-of-westwood-nil-collective-falls-short-of-serving-student-athletes/web-sp_-lowdown-11-223-a-bjm_-jpg/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2023/11/web.sp_.lowdown.11.223.a.BJM_.jpg

Sports Columns

Women's Basketball

Season's Stakes: 2023-2024 men's and women's basketball preview

The LOW Down: Men of Westwood NIL collective falls short of serving student-athletes - Daily Bruin

The LOW Down: Men of Westwood NIL collective falls short of serving student-athletes

A black T-shirt with the Men of Westwood logo displayed across the chest. A blue baseball cap embroidered with a bear hoisting a MOW sign over its shoulder.

https://dailybruin.com/2023/11/05/the-low-down-men-of-westwood-nil-collective-falls-short-of-serving-student-athletes/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2023/11/web.sp_.lowdown.11.223.a.BJM_-768x512.jpg

web.sp_.regentsbigten.11.16.22.production.JC_-1024x719 - Daily Bruin

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond looks toward the field at the Rose Bowl. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)

https://dailybruin.com/2023/10/12/ucla-athletic-director-martin-jarmond-discusses-big-ten-move-nil/web-sp_-regentsbigten-11-16-22-production-jc_-1024x719/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2023/10/web.sp_.regentsbigten.11.16.22.production.JC_-1024x719.jpg

db-story-a

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond discusses Big Ten move, NIL - Daily Bruin

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond discusses Big Ten move, NIL

Crosby was the 2023-2024 Sports editor on the football, men's basketball and NIL beats. He was previously an assistant Sports editor on the baseball, women's golf, men's water polo and women's water polo beats and a contributor on the baseball and women's golf beats.

Joseph Crosby

This post was updated Oct 12 at 9:53 p.m. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond met with Daily Bruin Sports on Tuesday. Jarmond was hired in May 2020 and has since spearheaded UCLA’s conference switch to the Big Ten alongside USC and now Oregon and Washington.

https://dailybruin.com/2023/10/12/ucla-athletic-director-martin-jarmond-discusses-big-ten-move-nil/

web.regissue.sp.chasegriffin.feature.courtesy.jpg - Daily Bruin

Senior quarterback Chase Griffin smiles at the podium at the NIL Summit. Griffin was awarded the inaugural NIL Male Athlete of the Year award in 2021 and earned the distinction again in 2022. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics Photography)

https://dailybruin.com/web-regissue-sp_-chasegriffin-feature-courtesy-jpg/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2023/09/web.regissue.sp_.chasegriffin.feature.courtesy-768x511.jpg

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2023/09/web.regissue.sp_.chasegriffin.feature.courtesy.jpg

Features

Chase Griffin channels &#039;NIL for Good&#039; in student-athlete advocacy, philanthropy - Daily Bruin

Chase Griffin channels &#8216;NIL for Good&#8217; in student-athlete advocacy, philanthropy

This post was updated on Sept. 22 at 12:14 p.m. In 2014, ESPN coined 13-year-old Chase Griffin “the QB most likely to succeed.” “Where will Chase be in five years?” the feature pondered.

https://dailybruin.com/2023/09/21/chase-griffin-channels-nil-for-good-in-student-athlete-advocacy-philanthropy/

web.regissue.sp.wbbnil.a.file.jpg - Daily Bruin

Sophomore forward Christeen Iwuala pulls up to hit a layup against a defender. Iwuala earned her first brand deal with MVMI Sleep. (Daily Bruin file photo)

https://dailybruin.com/web-regissue-sp_-wbbnil-a-file_-jpg/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2023/09/web.regissue.sp_.wbbnil.a.file_.jpg

UCLA women&#039;s basketball navigates brand deals in the NIL space - Daily Bruin

UCLA women&#8217;s basketball navigates brand deals in the NIL space

UCLA women’s basketball ventured a world away from Westwood last month. The team traversed over 15,000 miles total, heading to Senegal, then Germany and back to Los Angeles over the span of 11 days.

https://dailybruin.com/2023/09/21/ucla-womens-basketball-navigates-brand-deals-in-the-nil-space/

web.sp.wbb.thelowdown.4.20.23.SFC.jpg - Daily Bruin

Members of UCLA women’s basketball huddle on the court. The Bruins will welcome back every starter next season except for graduate student guard Gina Conti, who has exhausted her eligibility. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)

https://dailybruin.com/web-sp_-wbb_-thelowdown-4-20-23-sfc_-jpg/

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2023/04/web.sp_.wbb_.thelowdown.4.20.23.SFC_-768x512.jpg

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2023/04/web.sp_.wbb_.thelowdown.4.20.23.SFC_.jpg

The LOW Down: UCLA women’s basketball is a case study of an evolving collegiate landscape - Daily Bruin

The LOW Down: UCLA women’s basketball is a case study of an evolving collegiate landscape

This post was updated April 20 at 10:10 p.m. Coach Cori Close admitted she’s not a fan of the transfer portal prior to the 2021-2022 campaign.

https://dailybruin.com/2023/04/20/the-low-down-ucla-womens-basketball-is-a-case-study-of-an-evolving-collegiate-landscape/

Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026

IN THE NEWS:

Football

By Jacob Nguyen

Football

By Jack Nelson

NIL

Regional labor official rules Dartmouth basketball players are school employees

NIL

NCAA dishes out unprecedented penalty to Florida State and its NIL collective

By Lauryn Olina Wang

Athletics News

NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for new NIL rules in ever-evolving field

By Lauryn Olina Wang

NIL

The LOW Down: Men of Westwood NIL collective falls short of serving student-athletes

By Lauryn Olina Wang

Athletics News

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond discusses Big Ten move, NIL

By Joseph Crosby

Features

Chase Griffin channels ‘NIL for Good’ in student-athlete advocacy, philanthropy

By Lauryn Olina Wang

NIL

UCLA women’s basketball navigates brand deals in the NIL space

By Lauryn Olina Wang

NIL

The LOW Down: UCLA women’s basketball is a case study of an evolving collegiate landscape

By Lauryn Olina Wang