The UCLA basketball and football news is heating up in August, and here are some tweets that you may have missed.
UCLA adds another marquee non-conference game to their schedule, where they will host Arizona State this season.
NEWS: UCLA and Arizona State will begin a home-and-home series this season in Westwood, per Mick Cronin.
Return game in 2026-27 in Tempe.https://t.co/i9hsfGITq6
β Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 5, 2025
This game is on top of an already tough non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 basketball season.
UCLA basketball is getting ready for the upcoming season before their season opener game on November 3rd.
The π¬πππ¬π¨π§ ππ’π©π¬ π¨ππ in fewer than three months (Monday, Nov. 3).
Donβt miss a moment! Season ticket packages are available.
πποΈ: https://t.co/Mgax1MLpOu pic.twitter.com/YvgJOfQ67O
β UCLA Menβs Basketball (@UCLAMBB) August 5, 2025
UCLA are now practicing in full pads as they prepare for their season opener against Utah in less than four weeks.
First day in full padsπ€#trainingcamp #DRE #DoMore pic.twitter.com/2GEQIJM3Cf
β UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) August 6, 2025
An underrated transfer is a Doak Walker Award candidate and he hopes to take the UCLA running game to the next level and maybe become the next Kenneth Walker of college football.
“Jet” βΆοΈ Doak Walker Award Candidate
π: https://t.co/0XiYwh5OlF #GoBruins | @JaivianThomas π©οΈ pic.twitter.com/9XjBvJrJdL
β UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) August 5, 2025
Some national college basketball analysts have UCLA in their top 10 in their preseason polls for college basketball.
Todayβs edition of the ROTHSTEIN 45 is now LIVE following recent updates.
TOP 10:
1. Purdue
2. Houston
3. St. John’s
4. Florida
5. Michigan
6. UConn
7. UCLA
8. BYU
9. Duke
10. Texas TechCC: @FDSportsBook, @FanDuelResearch.https://t.co/J8d1yo70R7
β Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 5, 2025
No surprise here as UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava Jr. is on the Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list.
One of the nation’s best πͺπ@nico_iamaleava8 βΆοΈ Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List#GoBruins | π: https://t.co/jj4Bcalf2P pic.twitter.com/UodWG85SLj
β UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) August 4, 2025