And go to Jarmond and get the best DC in college football -

No matter how good our offense is, we're not going to win a Rose Bowl without a good defense -

Watching these guys get slapped around year after year is getting old, it's been 6 years, time to step up,

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This has been a fun few weeks of recruiting and I would love to follow our potential recruits. Do we have any WR, TE, DL, DB that are seriously considering UCLA?

Returning to Oregon. A very positive sign for Bruins.

The incoming freshmen are now calling for the addition of Gardena Serra four-star cornerback Rodrick Pleasant. He makes sense as the next big priority for a number of reasons, particularly because the secondary is the biggest area of need.

I covered one game this HS season with Pleasant’s Serra team against Tennessee commit Nico Iamaleava and Warren. He was as good as advertised, returning a kickoff for a TD and making two fourth-quarter INTs to lead the way in a close win.

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The senior led UCLA to top-20 wins at Maryland and against Kentucky

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The Ducks are looking at the Number 1 QB for 2024.

Tavake Tuikolavatu...the OT from Fontana. UCLA is in urgent need of OLmen and they have time to groom him for the next LT position.

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If everyone who has committed sticks, I would say the three biggest needs at this juncture are:
CB- Having a really good CB would help this defense dramatically
QB- I like the kid from my alma mater, Miramonte, but see him as an upside guy with a fairly low floor
TE- We use the TE so much that pairing one with a stud young QB would be great
DT- We run a scheme that tires DTs (as if it’s not exhausting enough.) Depth is essential.

OLB/ DE- We rely on qb pressure to get our defense off the field.

Plus, a look at the 2023 starting O-line situation with Purdue transfer Spencer Holstege now in the fold.

I asked around during practice and there doesn’t seem to be a hard deadline for anyone to exercise the extra pandemic year option. So, gaining clarity on the situations of Jon Gaines II, Duke Clemens may be a while unless they directly state it and are made available to us in the lead up to the bowl game.

About to get underway

Tip-off, which was scheduled for 2:30 p.m., will be delayed a bit as Ohio State and North Carolina just went into overtime on CBS

QB from Kent St committed?

Begins at 10 a.m. Doesn’t look like we’ll be getting Chip today or tomorrow, unless something changes last minute.

Earlier in the week this was the day we were told we might talk to him, but the schedule ultimately only indicated players would speak afterward when it was sent to us.

For the PAC 12. Fresno State was too much for WSU

This weekend UCLA is hosting a bunch of transfers on visits, and there are some quite notable names among the group. Here's a look at the list.

WR Dante Cephas (Kent State transfer)
OL Spencer Holstege (Purdue transfer)
RB LJ Johnson (Texas A&M transfer)
DE Marshawn Kneeland (Western Michigan transfer)
TE Moliki Matavao (Oregon transfer)
RB Aidan Robbins (UNLV transfer)
QB Collin Schlee (Kent State transfer)
OL Ben Scott (ASU transfer)
OL Grant Starck (Nevada transfer)
RB Carson Steele (Ball State transfer)

In addition to that group, Rivals100 cornerback Rodrick Pleasant also decided to visit UCLA this weekend. He has said he will wait until February to sign, but it is obviously a positive sign for the Bruins to get him on campus this weekend.

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A very entertaining and passionate individual who changed the game offensively. RIP Coach

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He also went into the fact other QBs have been on campus for official visits and dropped Dante Moore’s name unprompted:

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