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Sprouts Collegiate Quad Opens Today With Oklahoma, LSU, UCLA and Utah on National TV

The ESPN Events invitational offers a postseason-style test on national TV for title contenders.

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UCLA’s Jordan Chiles competes on floor exercise during the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (UCLA Athletics)
The Utah Red Rocks cheer after lighting the U after they defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a tri-meet at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026.

Overview

  • Session I from the Maverik Center begins at 4 p.m. ET on ABC with Oklahoma, LSU, UCLA and Utah; Session II airs at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2 with Michigan State, Cal, Kentucky and Michigan.
  • Oklahoma, the 2025 national champion, and LSU, the 2024 champion, headline a field that also features top‑ranked programs UCLA and Utah in an early barometer for the season.
  • Oklahoma and LSU make their season debuts at this meet, while UCLA and Utah enter off Week 1 victories that set early benchmarks.
  • UCLA star and Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles draws focus after a 39.725 all‑around in the Bruins’ opening win, as Utah highlights strong comeback contributions from Ella Zirbes, Poppy‑Grace Stickler and Zoe Johnson.
  • Session I’s national broadcast team features John Roethlisberger and Aly Raisman on the call with Taylor Davis reporting from the floor, and the event again runs on a podium setup as ESPN Events’ owned invitational.