Rose Bowl files lawsuit against UCLA for allegedly trying to move games out of historic stadium

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The city of Pasadena, California, and the Rose Bowl Operating Company have reportedly sued UCLA for allegedly trying to move its college football games from one of the sport's most iconic stadiums to the much newer SoFi Stadium.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the suit claims the university is "profoundly" betraying its trust by attempting to relocate its home games from the site the Bruins have called home for 43 years to the home of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers.

The Times reported UCLA’s outside counsel, David L. Schrader, sent a letter to Pasadena attorney Nima Mohebbi in March, saying the school’s efforts to conduct "preliminary discussions" about relocating games did not constitute a "material breach" of its contract.

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A game between the California Golden Bears and the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl Oct. 29, 2011, in Pasadena, Calif. (Harry How/Getty Images)

"This lawsuit arises in an era when money too often eclipses meaning and the pursuit of profit threatens to erase the very traditions that breathe life into institutions," the suit claims. "Some commitments are too fundamental to be traded away."

"The City expects UCLA will honor the terms of the [lease] agreement, and the City Council will do everything in its power to protect and defend the City's contractual rights," the city of Pasadena said in a statement to ESPN on Thursday. 

"The City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Stadium, steadfast partners to UCLA for more than four decades, are extremely disappointed with UCLA's attempt to terminate the lease.

UCLA has played at the Rose Bowl since 1982.