Conference realignment has been a major story since UCLA and USC’s decision to join the Big Ten. With 2023 representing UCLA football’s final year in the Pac-12 and its last chance to face off against teams like Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado in a conference setting, the season ahead could become a legacy-defining one for the Bruins.

Joseph CrosbySports editorPrediction: UCLA 42, Coastal Carolina 31
The first game of UCLA football’s season is a tale of two quarterbacks.
On one end is Grayson McCall.

UCLA football will open its season against Coastal Carolina at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Both the Bruins and the Chanticleers finished the 2022 campaign at 9-4, and both ended on a bowl game loss.

This post was updated Aug. 29 at 12:00 p.m.
UCLA football’s season is starting in less than a week, so the Daily Bruin collected questions from Bruin fans about the year ahead.

Daily Bruin Sports is back with its first episode of the upcoming year of “Out of Bounds.” Sports staff writer Gavin Carlson sits down with Sports senior staff writer Jack Nelson to give their full predictions for every game of UCLA football’s upcoming campaign.

Gabriel Murphy and Grayson Murphy jogged in from Wasserman Football Center and settled in front of the camera.
The former on the left and the latter on the right – a sight familiar to the Bruins’ defense last year – addressed the media for the first time this fall Thursday afternoon.

This post was updated Aug. 27 at 9:11 p.m.
With the first snap of UCLA football’s 2023 season rapidly approaching, Daily Bruin Sports will be previewing each of the Bruins’ position groups before game day.

This post was updated Aug. 27 at 9:18 p.m.
With the first snap of UCLA football’s 2023 season rapidly approaching, Daily Bruin Sports will be previewing each of the Bruins’ position groups before gameday.

This post was updated Aug. 27 at 9:14 p.m.
Editor’s note: This article mentions football players’ dietary habits.
Bruno Fina has a motto for his food regimen.

This post was updated Aug. 27 at 9:20 p.m.
With the first snap of UCLA football’s 2023 season rapidly approaching, Daily Bruin Sports will be previewing each of the Bruins’ position groups before gameday.