How to Watch, Listen and Stream Indiana Hoosiers at UCLA Bruins: Game Time, TV Schedule, Radio, Odds and More
The Bruins will play their very first Big Ten game tomorrow at the Rose Bowl when they face the Hoosiers.
Welcome to the Big Ten Conference, Bruin fans!
Tomorrow, UCLA opens their first season in their new conference when they welcome the Indiana Hoosiers to the Rose Bowl.
Frankly, I’m a bit jealous of the Hoosiers. Indiana hired one of last season’s hottest coaches when they hired Curt Cignetti to replace Tom Allen. It would have been nice if Martin Jarmond had fired Chip Kelly and hired Cignetti, but that didn’t happen.
So, now, we get to see whether Cignetti will remain undefeated at IU or if DeShaun Foster will pick up his first win at home.
The Bruins have had two weeks to prepare to face the Hoosiers. So, let’s hope they come out better than they did two weeks ago against Hawai’i and that the offensive looks much better than it did in the first half two weeks ago.
As far as the in-game experience goes, UCLA has announced several gameday enhancements that should help the Bruins’ home field advantage. The student section has been moved back to where it used to be, primarily in Sections 6, 7, and 8. There will be a standing section behind the visitors’ bench as well to make them feel particularly unwelcome. The band will be back over there too, rather than behind the goal posts.
Now that Chip Kelly is gone, the Bruin Walk is officially back too before the game and the Bruins are scheduled to arrive at about 1:50 pm for tomorrow’s game.
Finally, UCLA is bringing back on-field cheer boxes which will be occupied by a member of UCLA's Spirit Squad who will engage with the audience to encourage cheers and enhanced coordination among fans. It’s about time. There’s no indication if Jeff Strand will be coming out of retirement, too.
Odds
The Bruins are a 3-point underdog in tomorrow’s game.
Despite a slow start against Hawai’i, I like the Bruins to win this game outright. I’m not sold that Indiana is that good. Sure, they blew out two cupcake opponents. That doesn’t necessarily translate into conference success.
While I’m not completely sold on the new Bruin offense yet, I still think they’ll win. The fact that they are a three-point underdog makes it even sweeter. Take the Bruins and the points.
The Over/Under is 46.5 points. Ten of UCLA’s 12 games last season ended up on the Under and UCLA’s game against Hawai’i wasn’t even close to the Over. I’m going with the Under again this week.
After the Hawai’i game, I’m now 0-1 against the spread this season. The Bruin defense held the Rainbow Warriors to just 13 points last week while UCLA only mustered up 16 points, allowing UCLA to cover the Under. As a result, I’m now 1-0 on the Over/Under this year.
Tailgating and Game Time Weather Forecast
It should be another Chamber of Commerce day at the Rose Bowl tomorrow.
It should be sunny and a comfortable 70° when the Rose Bowl parking lots open at 10:30 am PT. The temperature should slowly climb to a high of 80° around 3 pm. From then until kickoff, expect it to drop a few degrees to about 78°at kickoff. It will continue to cool off a little and should be about 74° at halftime. Look for it to continue cooling into the upper 60s in the fourth quarter.
The only real concern for tomorrow is the fact that an Air Quality Alert is likely to be in place until 11 pm Saturday night due to elevated fine particulate matter levels due to wildfire smoke from the Bridge Fire. You may want to consider having an N95 mask with you for that reason.
UCLA Depth Chart
Here is UCLA’s depth chart for tomorrow:
Let’s take a look at how to watch, listen and stream tomorrow’s season opener.
UCLA Football (1-0, 0-0)
Opponent: Indiana Hoosiers (2-0, 0-0)
Series Record: First meeting
When: 4:30 pm PT, Saturday, September 14, 2024
Where: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Live TV: NBC with Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge and Kathryn Tappen
Live Stream: NBC.com, the NBC app and Peacock
Radio/Audio:
AM 1150 in Los Angeles with Josh Lewin, Matt Stevens and Wayne Cook
Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 137, XM Ch. 137, SiriusXM Ch. 195 (UCLA Call)Online: UCLABruins.com
Live Stats: UCLA StatBroadcast
Rebroadcast (All times PT):
Sunday, 9/15 at 1:00 pm on BTN (B1G Football in 60)
Sunday, 9/15 at 8:00 pm on BTN (B1G Football in 60)Tuesday, 9/17 at 12:00 am on BTN (B1G Football in 60)
Wednesday, 9/18 at 6:00 am on BTN (B1G Football in 60)
Go Bruins!!!
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