The 2021 football season has arrived. UCLA football will kick off its new campaign at the Rose Bowl with a matchup against Hawai’i on Saturday. The game marks the first time since September 2019 that the Bruins will play an opponent outside the Pac-12, giving them the chance to win a nonconference game for the first time in the coach Chip Kelly era. Read more...

Photo: Coach Chip Kelly will coach his fourth season opener with the Bruins on Saturday when UCLA football takes on Hawai’i at the Rose Bowl. A victory would give Kelly his first nonconference win in Westwood. (Daily Bruin file photo)

This post was updated Aug. 26 at 9:01 p.m. Jon Christon Sports editor Prediction: UCLA 31, Hawai’i 24 Look, I don’t have a good track record with football predictions – especially for season openers. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football will take on Hawai’i to open up its 2021 season Saturday. The Bruins and Rainbow Warriors last squared off in 2017, a game that resulted in a 56-23 UCLA win. (Daily Bruin file photo)