No. 12 UCLA football won six straight games to open its season, vaulting to as high as No. 9 in the AP Poll with back-to-back wins over ranked opponents.

On the heels of its first loss of the season, No. 12 UCLA football (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12) will return to the Rose Bowl for a homecoming showdown with Stanford (3-4, 1-4) on Saturday.

After three straight games against top-15 opponents, the Bruins and coach Chip Kelly are making sure they don’t underestimate their next foe.
Despite Stanford’s (3-4, 1-4 Pac-12) slow start to the season and 14-23 record since 2019, the leader of No.

Sam SettlemanSports editorPrediction: UCLA 38, Stanford 21
I’m 0-for-3 on my last three predictions.
Needless to say, and while my colleagues might vehemently disagree, I feel like I’m due.

This post was updated 10/27 at 11:45 p.m.
Chip Kelly didn’t mince words when it came to his defense’s performance in the Bruins’ first loss of the season.

This post was updated Oct. 27 at 11:24 p.m.
Though the Bruins took their first loss in almost a year over the weekend, it wasn’t anything new for Dorian Thompson-Robinson.