By Jake Dicker, of Tulane Sports LawOn November 12, 2025 a Judge in Los Angeles County Superior Court denied a request by the city of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Committee (RBOC) for a temporary restraining order that would have forced UCLA to maintain their home at the Rose Bowl. The plaintiffs allege that UCLA has been in discussions with SoFi stadium in regard to the location of future UCLA football home games, and is in breach of the lease contract currently keeping the football team at the Rose Bowl. In 2014, the city of Pasadena and the RBOC signed a thirty year lease with UCLA that mandated the Rose Bowl as the only venue in the Los Angeles/Orange County area that could host UCLA football games. Within that lease, it was stated that UCLA’s attempt to depart from the Rose Bowl would constitute a breach of contract. Judge James C. Chalfant, presiding over the case, denied the city of Pasadena and the RBOC’s request for a temporary restraining order that would force UCLA to play its games at the Rose Bowl.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 23, 2026 06:52 UTC