No. 2 seed UCLA (24-2, 5-1 MPSF) will have the opportunity to protect the national title starting Friday at Avery Aquatic Center in Palo Alto, California.

Michigan vs. Ohio State.
Duke vs. North Carolina.
Yankees vs. Red Sox.
Bears vs. Packers.
Ali vs. Frazier.
Some rivalries remain timeless.
You can’t think of Duke basketball without thinking of UNC, the Cameron Crazies, Roy Williams and everything in between.

Interim coaches are often just placeholders to ease the transition from one coaching regime to another.
It is rare they earn the chance to keep their jobs after an abbreviated time at the helm.

This piece is a sequel to “Dizon’s Disposition: UCLA football’s home is better suited to be SoFi Stadium, not Rose Bowl,” which was published Nov. 10.

UCLA football (3-8, 3-5 Big Ten) has been eliminated from bowl game contention, may lose its home stadium of over 40 years and might not have a head honcho or quarterback for next season.

UCLA | #9 Nico Iamaleava | Redshirt sophomore | Quarterback | 6’6”, 215 LBS
1,728 passing yards, 63.5% completion percentage, 16 total touchdowns
UCLA’s 2025 roster has very few bright spots.

No. 1 UCLA (22-1, 5-1 MPSF) begins its postseason campaign with the MPSF Championship at Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California. The Bruins have been the MPSF’s best regular-season team for three consecutive years but failed to win the tournament title after falling to No.