This post was updated Dec. 14 at 12:12 a.m.
SEATTLE – Some teams are hammers, and some are nails.
And in the history of UCLA vs.

UCLA has yet to play a ranked team since a late-game collapse to then-No. 5 Arizona on Nov. 14.
And in the squad’s 69-65 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats, the Bruins were outrebounded 35-28, prompting coach Mick Cronin to identify crashing the glass as a point of growth.

The Bruins have their guy.
Bob Chesney won the eyes, ears and hearts of the UCLA faithful during his introductory press conference as the football program’s new head coach Tuesday morning.

The UCLA marching band lined the wall, instruments drawn like soldiers preparing for battle.
Bruin players, coaches and donors sat, eyes trained on an empty podium soon to be occupied.

This post was updated Dec. 6 at 6:50 p.m.
Late game collapse avoided once more.
After beating Washington by just two points Wednesday night in Seattle – despite holding a 16 point lead with 4:45 remaining in the contest – senior forward Tyler Bilodeau emphasized the importance of preventing complacency.

This post was updated Dec. 3 at 10:39 p.m.
Two more are gone.
Defensive backs redshirt sophomore Cole Martin and junior Andre Jordan Jr. announced their plans to enter the transfer portal – per On3 – which opens in the afternoon Jan.

The first of many have departed Westwood.
Junior defensive back Scooter Jackson plans to enter the transfer portal, which opens Jan. 2, according to On3.
Jackson played in all 12 of UCLA football’s 2025 fixtures as the team’s starting slot cornerback, where he captured a team-high two interceptions, a forced fumble and 44 tackles – the most among the squad’s cornerbacks and the third most among all defensive backs.

This post was updated Dec. 5 at 5:26 p.m.
The Chesney era is about to begin.
James Madison coach Bob Chesney is set to become UCLA football’s next coach – news that will be confirmed after JMU’s Sun Belt Championship game on Friday against Troy, according to ESPN.

This post was updated Nov. 30 at 9:30 p.m.
It is over.
A season teeming with dysfunction, hope, indifference, disgust and everything in between concluded the only way it could – disappointingly.

Despite relying on its backup running back, the Huskies’ ground game decimated the Bruin front seven, as quarterback Demond Williams Jr and tailback Adam Mohammed combined for 164 rushing yards and two scores – on 5.1 and 9.3 yards per carry, respectively – leading to a Washington (8-3, 6-2 Big Ten) 48-14 trouncing of UCLA football (3-8, 3-5) on Saturday night in what could be the Bruins final home game at the Rose Bowl.