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Matt talked to him at the prospect camp, but as he prepares to head to Indianapolis for the Rivals Five-Star camp I went ahead and put together a story from their interview.

The bulk of the class enrolled early and today the rest of the incoming freshmen arrive in Westwood.

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For those who want to watch them make their college decision, this is the YouTube channel where it will go live at 4 p.m. PT:

10th in recruiting??

The upcoming “College Football 26” video game from EA Sports had a launch day roster leak recently.

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I turned to a Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Flanagan assistant coach who knows him very well:

UCLA may be done hosting official visits but it is not done evaluating 2026 recruits.

A round-up on five recruits who participated in the prospect camp earlier this week and what they’ve been told.

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Story from Adam Gorney to come

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A name to keep an eye on this fall as the 2027 class steps into the spotlight and another in the 2029 class who is already turning some heads.

as Director of Scouting but they recently hired Marshawn Friloux as Director of Recruiting?? They have two Directors doing different things??

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The latest on QB Oscar Rios and his upcoming decision:

Matt will also be here with me tonight. The first of three days of the event.

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UCLA offered Dylin Bruce, while Jimmel Champion is still being evaluated heading into next season.

Bruce is the nephew of a former UCLA receiver.

Full story:

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It was just a month ago I spoke with him and he mentioned UCLA was creeping into his top schools.

After participating in Tuesday’s camp, he talked extensively with Matt about the experience, his thoughts on OL coach Andy Kwon, and more.

More than 700 are registered for the camp that will feature recruits in the 2026 to 2029 classes.

We have the list of some of the higher priority names, some you may recognize that we’ve done previous stories on already.

As we gather interviews, I’ll pass along what we gather and do our best to pull aside any who are offered and others drawing high interest before they leave campus.

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“Coach (DeShaun) Foster is building something special at UCLA, and I want to be a part of it.”

Welcome Giancarlo Cereghino!!

In 2024 they were 84th with 11 commits and last season, UCLA was 45th with 20 commits. This year UCLA has steadily improved with a half dozen 4-star players, a large number of out of state players, despite not having a large NIL budget. What changed was the commitment by Foster, to recruit HS players as a foundation and hire coaches that love to get out there and recruit. Beyond that he hired a successful general manager and support staff to help with scouting and recruiting.

Good job, Coach Foster...well done

We have several guys on the board that have yet to commit. What is the known calendar of commitment dates among prospects? What other players may be on our radars?

Our most pressing needs:
1 QB
2-3 DT/ Run
1-2 RB
1-2 OL
1 Edge
1-2 LB
0-1 TE
2 DB
Any other good player regardless of position.

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The first of many stories to come out of Tuesday’s UCLA prospect camp starts with the speedy track star and his glowing thoughts on head coach DeShaun Foster.

“I think he might be my favorite head coach right now.”

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The latest on Oscar Rios after last night’s appearance for the start of the Elite 11 Finals.

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From Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney after Tuesday’s opening night of the three-day competition:

I am extremely satisfied with the uptick in quality and quantity of commits this year. However 6 of them are WR. We really have not addressed positions of dire need at sufficient depth.

We are on the right track with 3 quality OL and 2 DE. But we ideally get 2 more OL and 2 DTs. We have 2 LB, 3 DB. We ideally get 1 more of each. We have a TE but could use another. We need a RB and a QB. Then any ST guys would fill out the class.

We obviously don’t need every position fully stocked, but I would feel better about the class if it maintained the current quality level while filling in remaining needs.