This is very UNLV like with Raiders. PAC-12 should swoop in and make the Rose Bowl the home for conference title game.
UCLA is finalizing the deal for its football program to play its home games in SoFi Stadium, according to multiple sources within the UCLA athletic department.
While it probably shouldn't be considered an absolute certainly, it was described as a "near-done deal" by one source. Many athletic department sources discuss it like it's already been acknowledged and accepted as happening.
According to the plan, UCLA will play its home games at SoFi starting with the 2026 football season.
It will be officially announced at the end of the current football season.
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The motivation for the move is almost entirely financial. UCLA believes the revenue generated from premium seating and luxury suites at SoFi is worthy of the move.
The plan is for UCLA to buy out the lease it currently holds with the City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company. The lease runs through June, 2044, and sources estimate it would cost UCLA $60-80 million to extract itself from the agreement.
The City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company filed a lawsuit Oct. 29th, accusing UCLA of betraying the trust of its agreement by attempting to relocate its home games to SoFi.
If UCLA does leave the Rose Bowl, it would have to be considered a certainty that the City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company will sue UCLA for damages. Pasadena officials and stadium representatives have already claimed that UCLA leaving the Rose Bowl could precipitate more than $1 billion in damages.
SoFi Stadium opened in 2020 and is the home of the two local NFL teams, the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. In Inglewood, it's about 12 miles from UCLA's campus and seats 70,240. The Rose Bowl is 32 miles from Westwood, and its current capacity is 89,702.
UCLA has played its home games at the iconic Rose Bowl since 1982.
UCLA is finalizing the deal for its football program to play its home games in SoFi Stadium, according to multiple sources within the UCLA athletic department.
While it probably shouldn't be considered an absolute certainly, it was described as a "near-done deal" by one source. Many athletic department sources discuss it like it's already been acknowledged and accepted as happening.
According to the plan, UCLA will play its home games at SoFi starting with the 2026 football season.
It will be officially announced at the end of the current football season.
The motivation for the move is almost entirely financial. UCLA believes the revenue generated from premium seating and luxury suites at SoFi is worthy of the move.
The plan is for UCLA to buy out the lease it currently holds with the City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company. The lease runs through June, 2044, and sources estimate it would cost UCLA $60-80 million to extract itself from the agreement.
The City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company filed a lawsuit Oct. 29th, accusing UCLA of betraying the trust of its agreement by attempting to relocate its home games to SoFi.
If UCLA does leave the Rose Bowl, it would have to be considered a certainty that the City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company will sue UCLA for damages. Pasadena officials and stadium representatives have already claimed that UCLA leaving the Rose Bowl could precipitate more than $1 billion in damages.
SoFi Stadium opened in 2020 and is the home of the two local NFL teams, the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. In Inglewood, it's about 12 miles from UCLA's campus and seats 70,240. The Rose Bowl is 32 miles from Westwood, and its current capacity is 89,702.
UCLA has played its home games at the iconic Rose Bowl since 1982.
