The UCLA Bruins 2024 season got off to a concerning start, even with them defeating Hawaii in Week 1 on the road.
In Week 2, the Bruins have an early bye before the Big Ten Conference opener against Indiana at the Rose Bowl.
Prior to the season, Nick Kosko of On3 revealed the top 25 hardest schedules for the 2024 college football season, and the UCLA Bruins made it at 12 on the list. Florida, Mississippi State, Georgia, Kentucky, and Auburn are the top five.
Other Big Ten teams to make the list include Purdue, Washington, Illinois, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Maryland.
UCLA faces LSU on the road, Oregon in Westwood, Penn State on the road, Nebraska and Washington on the road, and then Iowa and USC at home, so it is going to be a brutal stretch for the Bruins.