UCLA’s football home just turned into a legal battleground. Pasadena is suing both the program and the University of California Regents over the Bruins’ rumored plan to pack up and head for the shiny lights of SoFi Stadium. The complaint, filed October 30 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accuses the school of trying to walk away from a lease that keeps them at the Rose Bowl through 2044. But the Bruins have finally broken their silence.

On October 30, UCLA beat writer Ben Bolch shared a statement from Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications Mary Osako, who said, “While we continue to evaluate the long-term arrangement for UCLA Football home games, no decision has been made.” It’s the university’s first public response since reports surfaced that Pasadena is suing over the

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