California vs UCLA
Game played Sep 6, 2026 · Published August 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM · 11 pages
Projected score, total and win probability for California vs UCLA, priced against the betting line — with injuries, form and the key statistical mismatches.
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A F P L N A C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L M A T C H U P R E P O R T V S California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins 2026 Season G E N E R A T E D A U G U S T 9 , 2 0 2 6 1 2 : 0 1 P M I N T H I S R E P O R T 01 Matchup Overview 02 Visual Analytics 03 SP Ratings 04 ELO Ratings 05 FPI Ratings 06 SRS Ratings 07 Advanced Team Stats 08 Returning Production 09 Team Talent 10 Team PPA 11 Player PPA 12 Team Season Stats 13 Adjusted Team Metrics 14 California Golden Bears Injury Updates 15 UCLA Bruins Injury Updates 16 Key Player Matchups 17 California Golden Bears Roster Updates 18 UCLA Bruins Roster Updates 19 California Golden Bears Practice and Scrimmage Updates 20 UCLA Bruins Practice and Scrimmage Updates 21 California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins Media Matchup Analysis 22 Game Conditions and Betting Context 23 Final Prediction
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01 MATCHUP OVERVIEW This section sets the stage for the season opener: two former Pac-12 rivals now on opposite coasts of the conference map, both breaking in first-year head coaches with a night game at Memorial Stadium on ESPN. The 95th all-time meeting between these programs kicks off the 2026 season, and the series history is heavily lopsided: UCLA leads 58-35-1 411. The Bruins won seven of the last ten meetings from 2014 through 2023, but the most recent chapter belongs to the Bears — California took the last matchup 33-7 at the Rose Bowl in 2023 191. Since then both programs have changed conferences, with Cal settling into the ACC and UCLA grinding through the Big Ten, and both have changed bosses: Tosh Lupoi inherited the Cal job after an interim stint by Nick Rolovich, while Bob Chesney arrived at UCLA from James Madison 437. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT on ESPN, a primetime slot that gives the opener real stakes for a Cal program trying to prove its ACC legitimacy and a UCLA program trying to justify its new coach's rebuild 4119. 02 VISUAL ANALYTICS Generated directly from the CollegeFootballData feeds for this matchup. The same visuals appear on every report, so numbers can be compared like- for-like from one game to the next. GAME CONDITIONS · The forecast and the ground it will be played on: temperature, wind and precipitation beside the stadium's surface, roof, capacity and elevation. California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 2 of 11
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POWER RATING DASHBOARD · SP+, FPI and Elo side by side. SP+ and FPI are points-above-average ratings; the SP+ defensive rating counts down, so a lower bar is the better defense. EFFICIENCY PROFILE · Every advanced metric converted to a national percentile against all FBS teams, so the outer ring is always the better number regardless of which way the raw stat runs. MISMATCH MATRIX · Each offense measured directly against the defense it will face. Bars show the percentile gap; the longer the bar, the wider that specific unit-vs-unit edge. California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 3 of 11
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SEASON FORM TREND · Week-by-week predicted points added. This is where you see a team trending up or falling apart, which season averages hide. TOP INDIVIDUAL IMPACT · The players who have actually moved the needle, ranked by total PPA. Cross-reference this against the injury and roster sections. ROSTER CONTINUITY & TALENT · How much production each team returned from last season, alongside the recruiting talent composite. California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 4 of 11
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PROJECTED MARGIN BY SYSTEM · What each rating system independently projects, plus the market line and the blended consensus used as the model's anchor. WIN PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION · The consensus margin spread across the historical error distribution for college football projections. The shaded area on each side is that team's win probability. 03 SP RATINGS No SP+ rating data was available for this game in the feed, so this section cannot compare the two teams' overall, offense, defense or special teams ratings. 04 ELO RATINGS No Elo rating data was available for this matchup, so there is no head-to-head power-rating gap to analyze here. California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 5 of 11
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05 FPI RATINGS FPI measures points above average against an average opponent, so a higher number means a better team. TEAM FPI California 0.884 UCLA 0.472 The gap here is essentially a rounding error. Cal sits at 0.884 points above average and UCLA at 0.472, meaning the rating systems view these as near-identical teams separated by less than half a point per game on a neutral field. That aligns with a market that opened this game as a pick'em to a field goal either way 19. Neither program is a national contender by this measure — both are hovering right around the FBS mean — but Cal's edge, small as it is, comes with home field attached, which the baseline projection adds at roughly 2.4 points 1. 06 SRS RATINGS No SRS rating data was available for this game, so there is no fourth independent power number to cross-check against SP+, Elo and FPI. 07 ADVANCED TEAM STATS No advanced team statistics (success rate, explosiveness, PPA per play, line yards, havoc, points per scoring opportunity) were available in the feed, so this section cannot provide national percentile context for either team. 08 RETURNING PRODUCTION This metric measures how much of last season's production — measured in total PPA, split by passing, receiving and rushing — each team brought back. TEAM TOTAL PPA PASSING PPA RECEIVING PPA RUSHING PPA California 188.8 (58.3%) 104.3 (88.7%) 88.9 (43.0%) -4.4 (0%) UCLA 108.3 (57.0%) 17.5 (54.7%) 29.3 (33.8%) 61.5 (86.1%) This is the cleanest structural difference in the game, and it points in opposite directions for each offense. Cal returns nearly all of its passing production — 88.7% of passing PPA and 97.2% of passing usage — because sophomore quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is back after throwing for 3,454 yards and 18 touchdowns as a freshman 41. UCLA, by contrast, returns only 54.7% of its passing PPA, a number that reflects the departure of production around quarterback Nico Iamaleava. The Bruins' returning production is overwhelmingly on the ground: 86.1% of rushing PPA, with Iamaleava himself the team's leading rusher at 505 yards and four touchdowns 321. UCLA is a running quarterback's team; Cal is a passing quarterback's team. That divide shapes everything else in this preview. 09 TEAM TALENT No team talent composite data was available in the feed, so this section cannot compare the 247 composite recruiting talent scores for the two rosters. 10 TEAM PPA No team-level predicted points added data was available in the feed, so there is no week-by-week PPA trend to analyze for either team. 11 PLAYER PPA No player-level predicted points added data was available in the feed, so there is no individual PPA leaderboard to cross- reference against the injury and roster sections. California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 6 of 11
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12 TEAM SEASON STATS No raw counting statistics for the 2026 season were available in the feed, so this section cannot compare the two teams' basic scoring and yardage numbers against their advanced metrics. 13 ADJUSTED TEAM METRICS No opponent-adjusted efficiency metrics were available in the feed, so this section cannot grade either team's performance once schedule strength is factored in. 14 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS INJURY UPDATES This section covers medical availability for California, split between live web research and the stored injury feed. Live web research: No Cal injury news within the 14-day window was found, and all dated material retrieved was stale coverage from the 2025 season. Injury feed: The stored feed returned two items, but both belong to the Baylor Bears — running back Michael Turner (questionable for Auburn) and running back Dawson Pendergrass (out for the season) — and neither relates to California 210. As far as this report is concerned, California has no confirmed medical issues entering the opener. 15 UCLA BRUINS INJURY UPDATES This section covers medical availability for UCLA, split between live web research and the stored injury feed. Live web research: The key item is defensive end Ryan McCulloch, who remains not cleared for fall camp with no definitive return timeline; Chesney said the staff is taking a cautious approach to avoid a setback, and his absence trims a key pass-rush reserve for the opener 11. Cornerback Rodrick Pleasant is fully cleared from shoulder surgery and expected to start 11. Wide receiver Leland Smith, limited in the spring, is on track to be full-go 11. Defensive lineman Tyson Ford, who has battled recurring injuries, is expected to be ready but carries a question mark 11. Running back Wayne Knight, defensive lineman Nico Davillier, safety Malik Hartford and cornerback Ta'Shawn James are all listed as full-go 11. Injury feed: The stored feed mirrors the live research — McCulloch out, Ford questionable, and Pleasant, Smith, Knight, Davillier, Hartford and James all probable or full-go 211. The net effect favors UCLA's secondary more than its pass rush. Pleasant's return locks in a starting corner against a Cal team that overhauled its receiver room, which matters 11. But McCulloch's absence — he is a Cal transfer, adding a little spice to the reunion — thins a defensive line rotation that will need to pressure Sagapolutele without many established bodies 111. Ford's recurring injury history makes the interior depth fragile. UCLA's defense is healthier than the pass rush depth suggests, but the McCulloch loss is exactly the kind of small edge that matters in a one-score projected game. 16 KEY PLAYER MATCHUPS The individual battles that should decide this one, built from the returning production data and roster news available. Cal QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele vs. UCLA CB Rodrick Pleasant. Pleasant is back from shoulder surgery and projected as a starting corner, and he will draw the toughest assignment on the field 1113. Sagapolutele returns 88.7% of Cal's passing PPA and gets a new weapon set in Ian Strong (6-4, 215), Chase Hendricks and Cooper Perry 125. The matchup is a size-and-recovery-speed battle: Strong's frame against Pleasant's closing ability. If Pleasant holds up, UCLA can play more single-high coverage and give its pass rush time; if Strong wins, the Bears' downfield passing game opens up. Cal WR Ian Strong vs. UCLA's secondary. Strong arrives from Rutgers with 52 catches for 762 yards last season and is projected as a starter; Hendricks adds 71 catches and 1,037 yards from Ohio 251. UCLA returns only 33.8% of its receiving PPA on offense, but defensively it is reloading a secondary that struggled in 2025 11. The transfer-heavy Bruins defensive backfield — Rodrick Pleasant, Malik Hartford, Ta'Shawn James, Jhase McMillan and Dante Lovett arriving from the portal — gets tested immediately by a Cal passing game that ranked among the most returning-production units in the country 111. UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava's legs vs. Cal's front seven. UCLA's returning production is 86.1% rushing PPA, and Iamaleava was the team's leading rusher a year ago at 505 yards 132. He has said he wants to take fewer hits this season, but the Bruins' offensive identity under new coordinator Dean Kennedy still runs through his mobility 3238. Cal's rushing PPA return is 0%, meaning the Bears are rebuilding their ground game entirely — but their defense's ability to contain Iamaleava in the pocket is the single biggest schematic question of the night. If he turns designed runs into third-down conversions, UCLA controls the clock; if Cal forces him to beat them from the pocket, the Bruins' 54.7% returning passing production becomes a liability 1. California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 7 of 11
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17 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS ROSTER UPDATES This section covers non-injury roster news for California, starting with verified transfer-portal moves and then researched news. Transfer portal (incoming): Cal brought in 30 players, headlined by four-star arrivals: WR Chase Hendricks (Ohio), RB Adam Mohammed (Washington), WR Ian Strong (Rutgers), S Kingston Lopa (Oregon), TE Dorian Thomas (New Mexico) and DL Jericho Johnson (Oregon) 1. The class also includes three-star corners Daniel Harris (Georgia) and Ricky Fletcher (Ole Miss), along with a wave of edge and offensive line reinforcements. Transfer portal (outgoing): Cal lost 30 players, including four-star LB Cade Uluave (BYU), four-star RB Kendrick Raphael (SMU), four-star LB Luke Ferrelli (Ole Miss) and a long list of three-star departures at offensive line, receiver and edge 1. Researched news: Sagapolutele is firmly entrenched as the starter; Lupoi flew to Hawaii immediately after his hiring to retain him 4. Nick Rolovich, who served as interim head coach last season, is now the quarterbacks coach and has been advising Sagapolutele on leadership 4. The roster overhaul — more than 30 transfers, a class ranked 14th nationally by 247Sports — was a necessity because Lupoi took over after national signing day, and he expects to be "very selective" in the portal going forward 335. The receiver additions are the story: Strong, Hendricks and Perry give Sagapolutele a completely rebuilt pass-catching corps 525. 18 UCLA BRUINS ROSTER UPDATES This section covers non-injury roster news for UCLA, starting with verified transfer-portal moves and then researched news. Transfer portal (incoming): UCLA added 30 players, led by four-star LB Sammy Omosigho (Oklahoma) and four-star WR Aidan Mizell (Florida) 1. The Bruins pulled heavily from new head coach Bob Chesney's former James Madison program — Sahir West, Aiden Gobaira, Riley Robell, Josh Phifer, Wayne Knight, Landon Ellis, DJ Barksdale, Carter Sweazie and Drew Spinogatti all followed him to Westwood 1. Notably, UCLA also poached two former Cal players: edge Ryan McCulloch and defensive lineman Tyson Ford 1. Transfer portal (outgoing): UCLA lost 29 players, including EDGE Anthony Jones (Nebraska), WR Rico Flores Jr. (Virginia), CB Kanye Clark (Florida), DL Siale Taupaki (Penn State) and CB Andre Jordan Jr. (Auburn) 1. Researched news: No roster decisions — no named starters, suspensions, eligibility rulings or position changes — were reported within the 14-day window, so there is nothing to add beyond the transfer-portal moves. 19 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS PRACTICE AND SCRIMMAGE UPDATES This section covers Cal's camp reporting, practice participation and any scrimmage results. Cal opened fall camp August 5, exactly one month before the UCLA opener, with Sagapolutele completing 64.2% of his passes and throwing for at least 200 yards in every game last season 3. On Day 1, running backs stood out in cone and short-yardage passing drills, with UC Davis transfer Carter Vargas showing confident hands and Washington transfer Adam Mohammed emerging as a possible captain; tight ends worked in 12-personnel packages with New Mexico transfer Dorian Thomas, a Mackey Award watch-list addition, alongside returning Mason Mini 34. Sagapolutele said he was "so excited" to put pads on and is far more comfortable in the offense than in spring ball 33. Lupoi called his quarterback "a driving force in our culture," and new receiver Chase Hendricks said of Sagapolutele: "He's the real deal... this guy can really throw the ball" 8. No scrimmage results were available as camp had just opened. 20 UCLA BRUINS PRACTICE AND SCRIMMAGE UPDATES This section covers UCLA's camp reporting, practice participation and any scrimmage results. UCLA opened preseason camp August 6 under Chesney, who has implemented "compete periods" to test players in adverse situations, grades every action for depth-chart clarity and schedules afternoon practices in heat to build mental toughness 3736. Iamaleava said after Day 2 that he is "definitely more comfortable in the offense" under new coordinator Dean Kennedy, crediting spring practice for his grasp of the scheme, and that the playbook is "a lot similar to last year, just different words" 2338. He also told reporters he wants to take fewer hits this season while protecting his body, despite being the team's leading rusher 32. Chesney said Iamaleava "continues to grow day in and day out" and "did a really good job today" 37. No scrimmage results were available. 21 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS VS UCLA BRUINS MEDIA MATCHUP ANALYSIS This section rounds up what national and local media, analysts and coaches are saying about the opener. California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 8 of 11
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SI's Cal Maven preview calls the game a virtual tossup, with Cal a 1.5-point favorite, and frames it as a quarterback duel between Sagapolutele and Iamaleava under two first-year head coaches 19. UCLA's official schedule announcement confirmed the 7:30 p.m. PT kickoff on ESPN, noted this is the 95th meeting and UCLA leads the series 58-35-1, and flagged that Cal won the last meeting 33-7 in 2023 4143. Iamaleava has been the public face of the Bruins' optimism, crediting Chesney for instilling a "winning culture" and saying staying at UCLA was an easy decision after the hiring 2940. The scouting side comes from Blue Chip Analytics, which previews UCLA's nonconference slate and calls Cal and San Diego State challenging tests while detailing an offensive identity built around Iamaleava's mobility 42. The consensus storyline: two new coaching staffs, two sophomore quarterbacks with real talent, and a series that has historically lived in Westwood's favor — but a market that considers this a coin flip. 22 GAME CONDITIONS AND BETTING CONTEXT This section covers the forecast, the venue, the against-the-spread records and the market's pregame assessment. No forecast or conditions were stored for this game, so there is no weather to factor into the analysis. The venue is California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley — artificial turf, open air, 62,467 capacity and 125 meters of elevation, built in 1923 1. The open-air setting means conditions could matter, but with no forecast available, the model treats the game as neutral weather. Neither team has an against-the-spread record this season since no games have been played. The market opened Cal as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 54, and lists Cal's pregame win probability at 45.9% 119. The statistical baseline, by contrast, gives Cal a 54.2% win probability with a consensus margin of 1.41 points — a modest disagreement between the market and the model, both of which see a near-even game 1. 23 FINAL PREDICTION The verdict: California wins a tight opener, and the margin stays close to the statistical baseline. The baseline consensus margin is 1.41 points in California's favor, with a projected score of 28-27 and a 54.2% home win probability 1. I am pushing that number slightly toward the Bears, but not dramatically, because the adjustments available are real but small. UCLA's pass-rush depth takes a hit with defensive end Ryan McCulloch not cleared for camp — significant because he is a Cal transfer who knows the Bears' personnel 11. Cal's overhauled receiver room directly addresses its biggest weakness from a year ago, giving Sagapolutele a set of downfield targets in Strong, Hendricks and Perry that did not exist in 2025 525. And the returning production split is the cleanest edge in the game: Cal returns 88.7% of its passing PPA while UCLA returns just 54.7%, which means the Bears' passing attack is the more proven unit on the field 1. UCLA's counter is real — Iamaleava's legs, with 86.1% of rushing PPA returning, and a defense that gets Pleasant back — but the Bruins are asking a running quarterback to outscore a passing quarterback who has a better supporting cast 111. The weather is unknown, so there is no atmospheric factor to compress the passing-game gap or move the total. The projected total of 54.5 points holds, and the home field at Memorial Stadium on a Saturday night is worth a touch more than the raw ratings suggest. The final call: California 28, UCLA 26, with the Bears covering a 1.5-point spread by half a touchdown. California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 9 of 11
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THE VERDICT · The projected final score, win probability and the model's spread against the market — the report's bottom line in one card. SOURCES 1. College Football Data API (CollegeFootballData) https://collegefootballdata.com 2. College football injury feed (Injury feed) https://www.rotowire.com/cfootball/news.php 3. Cal Bears open camp for 2026 football season with new coach Tosh Lupoi (San Francisco Chronicle) https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/cal-bears-open-camp-2026-football- season-new-22375501.php 4. Cal gets ready for 1st season under coach Tosh Lupoi | AP News (AP News) https://apnews.com/article/cal-football-jaronkeawe-sagapolutele- 85f5edc185786767abfe3dd7c87372d0 5. Cal brings in wide receivers to help QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/cal-brings-wide-receivers-help-qb- jaron-keawe-22379040.php 6. Nate Burrell to miss Cal’s 2025 season as fall camp underway | Football | dailycal.org https://www.dailycal.org/sports/msports/football/nate-burrell-to-miss-cal-s-2025- season-as-fall-camp-underway/article_01cfbc8f-d397-4e90-8d2c-419ef5110451.html 7. Football Position Breakdown: Quarterbacks - California Golden Bears Athletics https://calbears.com/news/2025/8/11/football-position-breakdown-quarterbacks.aspx 8. Cal gets ready for 1st season under coach Tosh Lupoi with QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele at the helm (Our Midland (AP)) https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/cal-gets-ready-for-1st-season-under-coach- tosh-22374916.php 9. Cal Football Fall Notebook #4 - by Jesse Miller-Gordon https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-fall-notebook-4 10. Baylor RB Michael Turner trending toward missing Auburn game (SI.com) https://www.si.com/college/baylor/football/dave-aranda-shares-more-bad-news-baylor- running-back-room-auburn-game 11. DE Ryan McCulloch not cleared for fall camp (playpolarspin.com) https://playpolarspin.com/article/ucla-football-injury-updates-and-player-status-for-fall- camp 12. Ryan McCulloch - 2026 Football Roster - UCLA Bruins https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/player/ryan-mcculloch 13. Rodrick Pleasant - 2026 Football Roster - UCLA Bruins https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/player/rodrick-pleasant 14. Bob Chesney details offseason process with Nico Iamaleava, UCLA return - On3 https://www.on3.com/news/bob-chesney-details-offseason-process-with-nico- iamaleava-ucla-return/ 15. UCLA Returners Carrying This Rebuild Have No Room To Hide | Fanrecap.com https://fanrecap.com/ucla-bruins/ucla-returners-carrying-this-rebuild-have-no-room-to- 23. UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava speaks to media after Day 2 of camp - On3 (On3) https://www.on3.com/sites/bruin-report-online/news/watch-ucla-qb-nico- iamaleava-speaks-to-media-after-day-2-of-camp/ 24. Burning questions before UCLA camp: Will QB Nico Iamaleava's arm outshine legs? - On3 https://www.on3.com/sites/bruin-report-online/news/burning-questions-before- ucla-camp-will-qb-nico-iamaleavas-arm-outshine-legs/ 25. Transfer WR Ian Strong projected as starter (Yahoo Sports) https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cal-footballs-projected-2026-starting- 165201146.html 26. Cal QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Reflects on Growth From Freshman Year at ACC Media Day https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-qb-jaron-keawe-sagapolutele-acc-media-day 27. Cal brings in transfer wide receivers to help QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele - Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cal-brings-transfer-wide-receivers- 005811447.html 28. UCLA QB Iamaleava has fully bought into standard set by new HC Chesney https://uclawire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ucla/football/2026/08/06/ucla- bruins-football-nico-iamaleava-bob-chesney-big-ten-media-day-3/91189172007/ 29. Iamaleava: Staying at UCLA easy decision after Chesney hiring - ESPN https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49483589/iamaleava-staying- ucla-easy-decision-chesney-hiring 30. Mason Rivera - 2026 Football Roster - UCLA Bruins https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/player/mason-rivera 31. UCLA QB Iamaleava diving 'into that playbook' made by new OC Kennedy - Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ucla-qb-iamaleava-diving-playbook- 031618941.html 32. How UCLA’s Nico Iamaleava plans to absorb fewer hits while protecting body - American Talk (American Talk) https://americantalk.live/how-uclas-nico-iamaleava-plans-to-absorb-fewer-hits- while-protecting-body/ 33. Sagapolutele says he's 'so excited' to put pads on as Cal opens fall camp (Fanrecap.com) https://fanrecap.com/cal-bears/cal-enters-tosh-lupoi-era-with-pressure-rising- before-ucla--aGcJ9 34. Cal Fall Camp Notebook Day 1: Running backs shine, transfers integrate (Write For California) https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-2026-fall-camp-notebook 35. Lupoi explains roster-building strategy at Cal media day (Write For California) California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 10 of 11
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hide--ZJmGd 16. Mikey Matthews - Football - UCLA https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/mikey-matthews/16024 17. UCLA Fall Camp Notebook: Offense coming together; Bruins offering ticket deal to first responders https://www.thesportingtribune.com/2025/08/09/ucla-fall-camp-notebook-offense- coming-together-bruins-offering-ticket-deal-to-first-responders 18. Football at California on 9/5/2026 - Game Center - UCLA https://uclabruins.com/game-center/34764 19. Cal Opens 2026 Football Season With a Night Game Against UCLA (Sports Illustrated (Cal Maven)) https://www.si.com/college/cal/football/cal-opens-2026-football-season-with-a-night- game-against-ucla-01ksnm1rbth3 20. Duck Dive: UCLA Football 2026 Preview - Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/duck-dive-ucla-football-2026-140100003.html 21. UCLA vs California: Scores, Results Lineups, H2H & Odds (365Scores) https://www.365scores.com/en-us/a.-football/match/ncaaf-(fbs)-382/california-ucla- 6592-6619-382 22. Every UCLA Football Starting Job Up for Grabs This Season https://www.si.com/college/ucla/bruins-every-football-starting-job-up-grabs-this-season https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-media-day 36. UCLA coach Bob Chesney works to make Bruins uncomfortable (Occasional Digest) https://occasionaldigest.com/ucla-coach-bob-chesney-works-to-make-bruins- uncomfortable/ 37. UCLA Football Opens 2026 Preseason Camp Under Bob Chesney (UCLA Bruins) https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/08/7/ucla-football-opens-2026-preseason- camp-under-bob-chesney 38. UCLA QB Iamaleava diving 'into that playbook' made by new OC Kennedy (UCLAWire) https://uclawire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ucla/football/2026/08/04/ucla- bruins-football-nico-iamaleava-dean-kennedy-big-ten-media-day- 2026/91159786007/ 39. Quotes – Bob Chesney, 2026 Big Ten Football Media Days - UCLA Bruins https://uclabruins.com/quotes-bob-chesney-2026-big-ten-football-media-days 40. UCLA QB Iamaleava says he feels Chesney's 'winning culture' at Big Ten Network media day (UCLA Wire (via BlueWater Healthy Living)) https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/california/feel-the- winning-culture-ucla-qb-iamaleava-confident-in-hc-chesney/ 41. UCLA announces start time, TV channel for Cal opener; series history noted (Yahoo Sports) https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ucla-announces-start-times-channels- 200144588.html 42. Blue Chip Analytics scouting report identifies UCLA's early-game tests against Cal (Blue Chip Analytics) https://bluechipanalytics.com/college-football/teams/ucla/ 43. UCLA Announces Start Times, Channels for First 3 Football Games - LA Sports Report https://lasportsreport.com/ucla/254698/ucla-football-schedule-channel/ California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 11 of 11
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