Text messages show how close UCLA came to leaving Rose Bowl

Lucian Nemoiu

New court documents filed in the Rose Bowl’s lawsuit against UCLA revealed how imminent the school’s expected departure was for SoFi Stadium before reversing course. Last August, when UCLA opened its football season against Utah at the Rose Bowl, a vice chancellor from the school and high-ranking Kroenke Sports and Entertainment official exchanged text messages about the Bruins’ proposed move to SoFi Stadium, according to the documents. As part of one exchange, Kevin Demoff — president of the