UCLA Football Thread

[Jay]

Report: Lane Kiffin offered, turned down UCLA OC job

 

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/14/report-lane-kiffin-offered-turned-down-ucla-oc-job/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs

 

UCLA lost its offensive coordinator to an SEC West program, then attempted to fill the vacancy with another coordinator from a program in the same conference and the same division.  Reportedly.

 

According to Brett McMurphy, UCLA offered their coordinator job to Alabama’s Lane Kiffin prior to the College Football Playoff championship game this past Monday.  Kiffin, though, turned down the opportunity in the days leading up to the title game against Clemson.

 

After (reportedly) being turned down by Kiffin, head coach Jim Mora promoted running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu earlier this week to replace Noel Mazzone, who left to take over the offense at Texas A&M.

[halobob]

Duarte declares for draft...didn't see that one coming.  

[Lou]

F***

that's gonna hurt. I was hoping " no news is good news" when it came to Duarte

[Lou]

Mazzone leaving had to do a lot with his decision.

I'll take the trade-off

[nate]

Losing Duarte is definitely big.  He and Rosen seemed to have a really good connection.

 

Bruins are looking to go with more of a true TE instead of the Y receiver route.

 

Also, FWIW BRO saying that Kiffin was never even close to being offered the position.  They had him as a candidate but KP was not willing to work with him so they quickly moved on.

[Schildog]

where is duarte projected to go? doesn't really strike me a first three rounder.

[nate]

He got a third round grade but that seems very optimistic.

[Lou]

I don't think there's any chance he goes in the first 3 rounds

[nate]

Two weeks until signing day and recruiting really starting to pick up.  Bruins got a commitment from a local 4* QB Devon Modster and also flipped a 4* DL from Arizona.

[halobob]

Two weeks until signing day and recruiting really starting to pick up.  Bruins got a commitment from a local 4* QB Devon Modster and also flipped a 4* DL from Arizona.

Kids twitter page was hilarious last night...talked about committing to UCLA when he has a pic of Arizona's football field and description as committed to Arizona #beardown.  I believe nothing until the papers are signed these days...and even then you could get Chris Clark'd.

[nate]

oh yeah, for sure.

 

Bruins could really use Chris Clark and FUP next year too.  Same goes with Kylie Fitts.  That one is still so strange to me, he was already pretty much in the two deep.

[nate]

4* RB Brandon Stephens and 4* ATH Brandon Burton have both announced for UCLA.

[nate]

Bruins get a walk on 3* LB Brian Boehm.  That is pretty sweet.

[nate]

Another 4* WR Adewale Omotosho picks UCLA.  Big pickup out of TX.

[nate]

Tre Polamalu coming as a walk on.  A bit scandalous, I heard his mom slept with one of the UCLA Assistants.

Edited February 3, 2016 by nate

[nate]

I am just going to keep spamming this thread even though I might be the only one reading it.  Bruins are set to bring in 6 WR this year!  Much needed.

 

Three really big prospects still left on the board - 4* TE Devin Asiasi, 4* DT Boss Tagaloa, and 5* LB Mique Juarez.  For a while it sounded like UCLA was in a good position for all but now a lot of questions surrounding Asiasi and Juarez.

[nando714]

I'm lurking Nate.

I think you guys get boss but I think asiasi ends up out of state. Mique is a lock

[halobob]

If UCLA can land those 3 I'd be very happy with the class.  

[nate]

I forgot about Aaron Handsford.  4* TE from the east coast.  He is down to UCLA and A&M, sounds like it is a toss up.

[halobob]

If ur a TE/WR how do u not come to Rosen for the next 2 years?

[RallyMo]

If ur a TE/WR how do u not come to Rosen for the next 2 years?

Because if you're good enough to get an offer from UCLA, you've probably got offers from other teams with equally good offensive prospects?

[AngelsLongBall]

Because if you're good enough to get an offer from UCLA, you've probably got offers from other teams with equally good offensive prospects?

But, Chosen

 

Sorry.  I tried channeling my best tdawg there.

[nate]

Rally is just salty because the Bruins are about to flip an OL commit from Cal.

[RallyMo]

Rally is just salty because the Bruins are about to flip an OL commit from Cal.

Huh?

[nando714]

Rally is just salty because the Bruins are about to flip an OL commit from Cal.

Paco. Nice a Mexican