The City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company added SoFi stadium’s owner as a defendant in their lawsuit aimed at stopping UCLA from leaving its home stadium Thursday. 
The plaintiffs amended the complaint to include Kroenke Sports & Entertainment and its subsidiary, Stadco LA, as defendants, alleging that SoFi was aware of UCLA’s contract with the Rose Bowl but still went on a “quest to facilitate UCLA’s attempt to leave.” The City of Pasadena and the RBOC initially sued the UC Board of Regents on Oct.

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.

UCLA football (3-9, 3-6 Big Ten) concluded its 2025 season Saturday with a 29-10 loss to then-No. 19 USC (9-3, 7-2) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

This post was updated Dec. 1 at 10 a.m.
As fireworks burst over the Rose Bowl after UCLA’s win over Iowa last year, Peter Dachtler and his family stood arm in arm on the field, singing the UCLA alma mater.

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.