The UCLA softball team partnered with the UC Merced Police Department, the UCLA Police Department and UC firefighters to support evacuees and first responders affected by the ongoing wildfires, according to a Thursday evening post by UCPD on the social media platform X.

UCLA women’s basketball’s home game on Sunday against Northwestern has been postponed due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, according to the UCLA Athletics website. Data on air quality in Westwood permits indoor and outdoor activities as of 5:22 p.m., according to the UCLA Air Quality website.

Due to ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, UCLA men’s volleyball has canceled its games scheduled for Thursday and Friday against Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Francis, respectively, originally slated as the Bruins’ season-opening home matches.

The offseason hasn’t pulled any punches for coach DeShaun Foster. And in the latest blow, he could be losing two veteran offensive pillars.
UCLA football’s redshirt junior wide receiver J.Michael Sturdivant and redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Niki Prongos – both starters on the 2024 roster – have entered the transfer portal.

Coach DeShaun Foster’s first season in Westwood sparked a range of reactions nationwide. A 5-7, bowl-less campaign left opinions split.  
But one takeaway seems to be cutting through the noise: The first-year head coach isn’t shying from bold, sweeping changes. 
Just a few hours after parting ways with former associate head coach and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, Foster reportedly ushered in Tino Sunseri – the Indiana co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach who has spearheaded one of this year’s best collegiate offenses. 
A source confirmed the departure to the IndyStar on Thursday afternoon, though no move can be made official until Indiana’s 2024 season concludes.

UCLA football is moving on from associate head coach and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. 
Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger initially reported the news – which was later confirmed by On3 – marking the end of Bieniemy’s tenure just nine months into his two-year deal.

This post was updated Dec. 2 at 8:58 p.m.
The Bruins’ depth chart appears to have taken a major hit Monday evening. 
UCLA football junior running back T.J.

This post was updated Dec. 4 at 10:48 p.m.
The word “proud” often fails to suffice in the Bhaghani household. It feels a pound too light and a description too fragile to contain adequate weight.

UCLA football (4-7, 3-6 Big Ten) will cap off its landmark 2024 season Saturday at the Rose Bowl against Fresno State (6-5, 4-3 Mountain West). Here are this week’s gameday predictions from Sports editor Ira Gorawara and assistant Sports editors Connor Dullinger and Aaron Doyle – along with a guest prediction from national news and higher education editor Alexandra Crosnoe.

In this episode of “This Week” by Daily Bruin Podcasts, learn about important campus safety updates, including recent developments in a Saxon Suites assault case and UCPD reports.