The 2024 college football season is right around the corner, and the UCLA Bruins are gearing up for a season that will include them as underdogs more than not. In their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference, the Bruins are going to be in for some challenges.
The folks at The Bruins look to be in store for a long 2024 season. Jesse Simonton at On3.com Sports did post-spring, post-transfer portal rankings of all the teams in the Big Ten.
To no one’s surprise, the Ohio State Buckeyes came in at the top of the rankings. The Buckeyes are loaded with talent. The second is the Oregon Ducks. It will be the first season for the Ducks in the Big Ten. The defending national champion Michigan Wolverines came in third.
This is what they had to say about the Bruins:
First-year head coach. Major staff changes. Star defensive players either off to the NFL or transferring to conference foes. It’s been a rough six months. DeShaun Foster hired an intriguing staff with longtime NFL OC Eric Bieniemy and Ikaika Malloe taking over the defense, but the roster is in rough shape after seeing likely starters like Kamari Ramsey, John Humphrey, Kyle Ford and others transfer out of the program.
The UCLA Bruins checked in at 16th out of 18 teams. The good news for the Bruins; the first Big Ten game against Indiana is against a Hoosiers team that was ranked last in these rankings.