UCLA Bruins 2026 Team Preview | The College Football Experience (Ep. 3136)

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 138 college football team preview series with the UCLA Bruins 2026 Season Preview. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down the 2026 UCLA Bruins roster and what to expect in the Big Ten this season. Can new head coach Bob Chesney turn around a program that went just 3-9 in 2025? Will the James Madison rebuild blueprint that took him to a Sun Belt title travel to Westwood? Is Nico Iamaleava ready to take a leap in year two after a season that finished 126th in scoring offense?

How high can Nico Iamaleava climb with running back Wayne Knight and a rebuilt receiver room behind him? Can returning defensive backs Scooter Jackson, Cole Martin & Rodrick Pleasant anchor a unit that ranked 127th in scoring defense a year ago? Will the wave of James Madison transfers like edge rusher Sahir West give Colin Hitschler's defense a new identity? What does a fall Saturday at the Rose Bowl feel like with the Bruins finally on the rise? Can Chesney survive brutal road trips to Oregon, Minnesota & Michigan in a loaded Big Ten? And where's the betting value on the UCLA Bruins win total, Big Ten odds and College Football Playoff chances? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience.

00:00 Download the SGPN App Today!
00:52 Welcome To The College Football Experience
04:28 UCLA's 3-9 2025 Season
06:31 The Bob Chesney Hire And Resume
11:39 UCLA Program History Since 2010
12:38 The Offense And Nico Iamaleava
15:21 Offensive Transfers And The JMU Pipeline
19:54 The Defense And DC Colin Hitschler
22:44 The Rose Bowl And Pasadena
29:01 State Of The Program Rating
31:18 Week 1 Cal, San Diego State And Purdue
34:26 Maryland, Oregon And Wisconsin
38:25 Michigan State, Nevada And Minnesota
40:18 Illinois, Michigan And The USC Finale
42:23 Win Total, Big Ten And CFP Odds

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