The roster provided to us in numerical order (note: positions were not included and I will edit those in as I go, just wanted to get the names and numbers up and positions that were easiest to recall as I did this since an electronic one is not yet posted):

*Denotes newcomer

0 - WR Kam Brown
1 - LB Ale Kaho
1 - WR J.Michael Sturdivant*
2 - WR Titus Mokiao-Atimalala
2 - LB Oluwafemi Oladejo*
3 - CB Devin Kirkwood
3 - QB Dante Moore*
4 - QB Ethan Garbers
4 - LB Carl Jones Jr.
6 - DB John Humphrey
6 - QB Justyn Martin
7 - RB Colson Yankoff
9 - LB Choè Bryant-Strother
9 - QB Collin Schlee*
10 - WR Ryan Cragun
10 - DB Joshua Swift
11 - QB Chase Griffin
12 - QB Luke Duncan*
12 - DL Grayson Murphy
14 - WR Josiah Norwood
14 - DB Clint Stephens
15 - LB Laiatu Latu
15 - WR Braden Pegan
17 - WR Logan Loya
17 - LB Jalen Woods
18 - WR Jadyn Marshall
19 - WR Kyle Ford*
19 - DB DJ Justice
20 - LB Kain Medrano
20 - RB Carsen Ryan
21 - WR Bradley Schlom
21 - LB JonJon Vaughns
22 - RB Keegan Jones
22 - DB Croix Stewart
23 - RB Anthony Adkins*
23 - DB Kenny Churchwell III
24 - DB Jaylin Davies
24 - WR Jeremiah McClure*
25 - RB TJ Harden
25 - WR Ezavier Staples
26 - RB Brian Kowall
27 - RB Isaiah Carlson*
27 - DB Kamari Ramsey
28 - RB Josiah Gonzales
28 - RB Jack Pedersen
29 - LB Adam Cohen
29 - DB Evan Thomas
30 - DB Jax Harley
30 - RB Minaya Olivo*
31 - RB Deshun Murrell
31 - DB Isaiah Newcombe
32 - DB William Nimmo Jr.
33 - LB Jake Newman
33 - RB Carson Steele*
35 - WR Devanti Dillard
36 - DB Alex Johnson
37 - WR Elijah Rodriguez
39 - PK Blake Glessner*
39 - DB Kaleb Tuliau
40 - LB Solomone Malafu*
41 - LB Devin Aupiu
41 - DB Jelani Warren
44 - LB Tre Edwards III*
45 - P Chase Barry
48 - LB Joquarri Price
49 - LB Carson Schwesinger
50 - LS Salem Wahab*
51 - DL Jake Heimlicher*
52 - LB Hayden Nelson
52 - OL Benjamin Roy Jr.
53 - LB Darius Muasau
53 - OL Sam Yoon
54 - OL Josh Carlin
55 - DL AJ Fuimaono*
58 - DL Gary Smith III
59 - OL Siale Taupaki
60 - LS Beau Gardner
62 - OL Duke Clemens
66 - OL Niki Prongos
67 - OL Yutaka Mahe
68 - OL Noah Pulealii
69 - OL Justin Williams
70 - OL Caleb Walker*
72 - OL Garrett DiGiorgio
74 - OL Spencer Holstege*
75 - OL Bruno Fina
77 - OL Jaylan Jeffers
78 - OL Liam Douglass
81 - TE Hudson Habermehl
82 - TE Sam Summa
87 - TE Grant Norberg
88 - DL Grant Buckey*
88 - TE Moliki Matavao*
89 - TE Michael Churich
91 - Michael Sullivan*
92 - DL Quintin Somerville
93 - PK RJ Lopez
93 - DL Jay Toia
94 - DL Dovid Magna
95 - DL Sitiveni Havili-Kaufusi
96 - PK Ari Libenson
97 - PK Joseph Firebaugh Jr.
99 - DL Keanu Williams*

Does anyone know if we're getting any lift in BBall recruiting off of our tournament and player award coverage?

Just got to campus. Chip will speak before practice at approx. 8:30 a.m.

Will do my best to get that video up ASAP. Without being on WiFi, it will take longer than usual to upload and we’re restricted from using our phones as we’re watching practice unless we step away from the wall atop the parking garage.

Also, won’t have Matt’s assistance with his video camera and camera today, but will try to get something on my phone of some of the new guys in camp. QBs are toughest because they’re so far away from us.

Creating this now before I make my way to campus.

Practice starts at approx. 8:45 a.m. Chip will not speak until before the start of the second practice Thursday, and it’s TBD to see who will be made available after today’s two-hour session.

I was excited when I read this. Then I remembered North Carolina opened season as No. 1 and didn’t make the tournament. Do oddsmakers know we could lose our top 6 players?

NCAA Tournament odds, futures: UCLA, UConn open as early betting favorites to win 2024 March Madness​

After opening the 2022-23 season unranked in the AP Top 25 and a 60-1 longshot to win the national championship, UConn on Monday cut down the nets inside NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, to claim the throne of college basketball as a worthy champion. And don't look now -- but Vegas likes its odds of going back to back.
Opening futures from Caesars Sportsbook for the 2024 NCAA Tournament peg UConn as the co-favorite in futures markets to win the championship at 12-1 odds, tied for the shortest on the board with UCLA. UConn could return five of its top six scorers from its title team depending on decisions from Donovan Clingan, Jordan Hawkins, Tristen Newton and Adama Sanogo. No team in the sport has gone back-to-back since Florida in 2006 and 2007.
There's plenty of competition nipping at UConn's heels that would make repeating a tall task, and that seems to be reflected in the futures market with seven other teams opening with 25-1 or shorter odds. Just behind UCLA and UConn is Kansas at 15-1. That is followed by Duke at 16-1, Kentucky at 18-1, Arizona at 20-1 and Houston and Purdue at 22-1. Alabama is the only team with 25-1 odds.

The first write-up of the spring. As things progress, it will be easier to focus on groups a bit more.

First day was a lot of picking and choosing where to look, so it was easiest to make most of the initial observations about the QBs since that battle is among the bigger storylines this year.

And we’re not.
Congrats to Aztecs for holding up west coast honor, but I’m still sick that it isn’t us.

Story to come

The UCLA football program announced Wednesday morning the addition of eight transfers: RB Anthony Adkins (Army), PK Blake Glessner (Montana State), RB Carson Steele (Ball State), QB Collin Schlee (Kent State), DE Jake Heimlicher (Penn), TE Moliki Matavao (Oregon), Oluwafemi Oladejo (Cal) and LG Spencer Holstege (Purdue).

Their announcements signal their arrival prior to spring camp, with punter Will Powers (Princeton) and safety Jordan Anderson (Bowling Green) yet to be announced.

Still waiting on a release of the spring roster ahead of the start of tomorrow’s camp, but UCLA did announce uniform number changes for edge rusher Carl Jones Jr. (from 35 to 4), DB Croix Stewart (from 18 to 22) and LB Hayden Nelson (from 96 to 52)

Looking at the decisions to be made, who will be back and the class coming in:

The final position preview before camp opens April 4 looks at the pass-catching options that once looked bleak in late December:

UCLA signee Sebastian Mack took second in a four-man 3-point shooting contest during a national high school showcase in Houston.

Mack made 34 3-pointers in the first round and another 13 in the finals. Wake Forest commit Parker Friederichsen made 35 in the opening round and 17 to win the title.

Kenneth Nwuba announced on Instagram he will be back for a fifth season at UCLA

UCLA hires Ken Niumatalolo, Navy's all-time winningest coach, as advisor to Chip Kelly​

By Barrett Sallee

5m ago•1 min read
UCLA hired former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo as the new director of leadership, the team announced Friday. It's an advisory role -- both on and off the field -- for the Midshipmen's all-time wins leader, who earned 11 bowl berths and won nine straight over Army during his 16 years in Annapolis. The run ended following a 4-8 effort in 2022, punctuated by a double-overtime loss to Army, that marked the program's third straight losing season.
Niumatalolo and Kelly have never worked together in an official capacity, but Kelly spent a week with Navy during the spring of 2017, exchanging ideas with the staff following his dismissal from the San Francisco 49ers.
"Some of the things he did at Oregon revolutionized football," Niumatalolo said then. "Everybody's doing no-huddle, one-word concepts. His offseason stuff, his up-tempo stuff, a lot of the things that he implemented, literally high school, college and pro guys are doing it. He's definitely a trendsetter."

The second-to-last installment is now up with UCLA spring camp just around the corner next week:

He posted it on Instagram.
Of course he can still decide to return.
Even if he comes back, probably not available until January (no information on extent of his Achilles injury, but he should not rush to return).

Judging by the photo, it looks like Jaylen Clark and Amari Bailey will be making decisions soon.

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Previewing the depth of the RB position:

With the uncertainty of Bona going pro does Cronin go after Ware??

Included in this are the early enrollees and transfers, but I’ll have something on the inside linebackers in a separate preview.

So, for that reason, you won’t see Cal transfer Oluwafemi Oladejo included until that story.

The IOL from San Diego State. He’s in the Portal and UCLA offered him in HS. At 6’6” and 310 lbs he’s worth a hard look