The end is nigh for UCLA football’s season, the Bruins have decided. Their final game of the 2020 season will be played Saturday against Stanford at the Rose Bowl, barring any more COVID-19 setbacks, after the Bruins said Thursday that they would decline a potential bowl invitation. Players acknowledged that bowl participation would not have been the normal fun experience this season because of restrictions that will eliminate activities usually associated with such a game. “We are a player-led team, and we listened to our players when it came to making this decision,” UCLA coach Chip Kelly said in a statement. We are all looking forward to competing together one more time against Stanford on Saturday.”UCLA became the second Pac-12 team to opt out of a possible bowl invitation after Stanford (3-2) made a similar announcement earlier this week.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 17, 2020 19:50 UTC