On today's episode of the UCLA Bruins Insider Podcast, we continue ranking UCLA's most important games of the football season, moving on to Maryland.

Thompson, another small forward, comes in at No. 17 in the ranking. ESPN projects him at No. 13 in their 2026 ESPN 100 ranking. Thompson is ranked at No. 10 by 247Sports and the No. 1 player in Ohio.

Houston men's basketball will face Mississippi State as part of an upcoming Big 12-SEC exhibition doubleheader.