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05/09/21 - Obi Eboh, rSr/2022, UCLA + More +

When Chip Kelly paired Jerry Azzinaro with Brian Norwood to run the defense, the Bruins took a step forward during a pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The defensive unit returns leadership and experience while losing just one defensive starter, defensive linemen Osa Odighizuwa, to the NFL. Azzinaro was brought back to be the Bruins' defensive coordinator for a fourth season, after his contract was renewed during the offseason. Norwood is back for a second season as an assistant head coach and passing game coordinator for the Bruins. Kelly told reporters last season that Azzinaro still leads the defense but worked closely with Norwood to make defensive adjustments.

The defense showed signs of improvement after Norwood's arrival, finishing 42nd in the country for yards allowed per play after the Bruins finished 94th in 2018 and 115th in 2019. "It was our first year with Coach Norwood so we have to pick things up on the fly," said defensive back Obi Eboh, who transferred from Stanford before the 2020 season. "I think with a second year under our belts with the new system, I think we're all getting well acquainted with the playbook and how we want the structure of our defense to be." Eboh appears to be locked in a position battle with Mo Osling III to be a starting cornerback. "The best thing about our cornerback room is that everything is competitive and not combative," Eboh said. "Competition always makes everything better...It's nothing new, we have done some rotational stuff during the season." - Orange County Register

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CB Obi Eboh, UCLA
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04/29/21 - Qwuantrezz Knight, rSr/2022, UCLA + More +

When Qwuantrezz Knight and Brittain Brown were born on Oct. 10, 1997, the UCLA football team was on its way to a No. 5 final ranking in the polls. Nearly a quarter-century later, the Bruins have not returned to that level of success and national respect. That fact is not lost on Knight and Brown, brothers in a cosmic sense who became roommates and fast friends last year upon arriving in Westwood as graduate transfers. "Nobody knows that me and Brittain have the same birthday," Knight confided to reporters last week as UCLA began spring practice. It was only natural that Knight, a starting cornerback and emotional spark plug last year, and Brown, a backup running back who tantalized Bruins fans when his number was called, announced they were coming back for a sixth season of college football on the same day in late December.

"I just felt like we had unfinished business at UCLA," Knight said. "We've got a lot to prove not only to people around the country but ourselves. We know what we can do." Knight, who previously played at Maryland and Kent State, revealed that UCLA has had a sign hanging in the locker room that features the number 15. It signifies the total points that the Bruins were defeated by in their four losses to Colorado (6), Oregon (3), USC (5) and Stanford (1). "15 points from being undefeated," Knight said. "That's our drive, our motivation to be great." - Los Angeles Times

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SS Qwuantrezz Knight, UCLA
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04/10/21 - Laiatu Latu, rSr/2024, UCLA + More +

Laiatu Latu's football career is over. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound junior outside linebacker has been forced to medically retire because of a neck injury sustained last fall, UW head coach Jimmy Lake announced Wednesday. Latu will remain with the program as a student assistant. "We consulted I believe about five of the best specialists in the country, guys that work with different NFL clubs where different players have had the same injury," Lake said following the Huskies' first practice of the spring. "Of course with our medical personnel, we exhausted every professional we could think of to make sure this was the proper decision. So this decision came in the last couple months, after consultation with all the medical professionals. "It was a tough decision to make for sure, but it's for the safety of our players first and foremost. We never want to put anybody in danger of possibly not being able to use his extremities the rest of his life. We'd never want that to happen to anybody." A Sacramento, Calif., native, Latu did not play in the 2020 season with the previously unspecified injury. As a true freshman in 2019, he produced 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks in 12 games. - Seattle Times

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DE Laiatu Latu, UCLA
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04/08/21 - Ale Kaho, rSr/2025, UCLA + More +

Former Alabama linebacker Brandon 'Ale' Kaho and former Michigan running back Zach Charbonnet officially signed with the Bruins on March 31. Kaho was a four-star prospect coming out of high school and spent the last three seasons with Coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. Kaho decided to transfer to Pac-12 South rival Utah in late February but changed course and landed at UCLA, becoming the seventh incoming transfer for the 2021 recruiting class. Kaho contributed on special teams and rotated in at linebacker, playing in at least 12 games in each of his first three college seasons. He joins the Bruins' roster as a junior with two years of eligibility after the NCAA granted players an extra year because of the pandemic. He adds depth to a group of UCLA linebackers that saw just one departure this offseason when Leni Toailoa entered the transfer portal. - Orange County Register

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OLB Ale Kaho, UCLA
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03/24/21 - Darius Muasau, rSr/2024, UCLA + More +

The University of Hawaii football team will return to the field on Thursday as the Rainbow Warriors plan to hold spring practice for five weeks. The Rainbow Warriors will conduct the first of 15 practices over five weeks that is anticipated to run through April 23. As of now, all practices are closed to both media and spectators according to a UH Athletics Department spokesperson. In 2020 under first-year head coach Todd Graham, the Rainbow Warriors went 5-4 and ended the season with a 28-14 New Mexico Bowl victory over Houston in Frisco, Texas. The 2021 season will open with a nonconference matchup at UCLA on Aug. 28. - khon2.com

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ILB Darius Muasau, UCLA
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03/10/21 - Ale Kaho, rSr/2025, UCLA + More +

Ale Kaho is still headed to the Pac 12 but not to the school he committed to in February. The former Alabama linebacker announced Monday evening that he will transfer to UCLA, a change of plans announcement that comes less than two weeks after the Nevada native announced a commitment to Utah. Kaho, who entered the NCAA transfer portal Feb. 19, was a four-star member of the Crimson Tide's 2018 signing class. - Birmingham News

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OLB Ale Kaho, UCLA
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02/26/21 - Ale Kaho, rSr/2025, UCLA + More +

Former Alabama linebacker Ale Kaho announced Thursday he has committed to transfer to Utah. Kaho had entered the NCAA transfer portal last week. He was a key special teams player who played in 40 football games for the Tide the past three seasons. The Reno, Nevada native began his college career in the Pac-12 as a signee in Washington's 2018 recruiting class. However, he asked for his release and enrolled instead at Alabama before his freshman season. Kaho recorded three blocked punts during the 2019 season, including one returned for a touchdown. He played occasionally on defense at inside linebacker and also saw time in goal-line situations a fullback. - Birmingham News

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OLB Ale Kaho, UCLA
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01/31/21 - Zach Charbonnet, Sr/2023, UCLA + More +

Zach Charbonnet is indeed transferring away from Michigan, and closer to home. The running back, who put his name into the NCAA's transfer portal last week, announced his commitment to the University of California, Los Angeles, on Saturday. Charbonnet entered the portal on Jan. 18 after two seasons at Michigan, a stretch in which the Camarillo, Calif., native appeared rushed for 850 yards and 12 touchdowns in 18 games. He led the Wolverines in rushing in 2019, his true-freshman season, with 726 yards and 11 touchdowns. - Ann Arbor News

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RB Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
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01/29/21 - Travis Drosos, rSr/2025, UCLA + More +

South Alabama on Thursday secured a commitment from former Colorado long-snapper Travis Drosos. Drosos announced his decision via Twitter. A source confirmed with AL.com that he will be on scholarship beginning with the 2021 season. Drosos, originally from Gilbert, Ariz., saw action in three games at Colorado in 2020 on both extra-point/field goal and punt teams. He was able to take a redshirt year by playing in fewer than four games. - Birmingham News

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LS Travis Drosos, UCLA
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01/27/21 - Cameron Johnson, rSr/2022, UCLA + More +

UCLA has received a verbal commitment from Cam Johnson, a graduate transfer cornerback from North Texas who is taking advantage of NCAA eligibility rules granting all players an extra year of eligibility after playing in 47 games over the last four seasons for the Mean Green. Johnson made his announcement on Twitter, adding a picture of palm trees in front of a nighttime downtown Los Angeles skyline. In nine games last season, the 5-foot-11, 182-pound Johnson made 49 tackles, including 1½ for loss, to go with one interception, one forced fumble and three pass breakups. - Los Angeles Times

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CB Cameron Johnson, UCLA
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01/26/21 - Key Lawrence, rSr/2026, UCLA + More +

Former Tennessee defensive back Keshawn Lawrence has announced he will transfer to Oklahoma. Lawrence made the announcement on Twitter. Lawrence played in all 10 games as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor as a true freshman last season. The 247Sports composite ranked him the No. 6 safety nationally in the 2020 class and No. 1 player in Tennessee. He's the second former Tennessee player to recently commit to playing for the Sooners. Offensive lineman Wanya Morris announced his commitment to the Sooners earlier in the month. The former five-star recruit started 19 games in two years with the Volunteers. - AP College Football

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SS Key Lawrence, UCLA
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01/23/21 - Key Lawrence, rSr/2026, UCLA + More +

Key Lawrence, Tennessee football's top 2020 recruit, has entered the transfer portal. The Nashville Ensworth product is the fifth Vol to enter the portal since Jeremy Pruitt was fired for cause Monday amid an investigation that revealed sweeping recruiting violations within the football program. Chancellor Donde Plowman called the investigation's findings "stunning" based on the amount of violations and number of people involved. Linebacker Henry To'o To'o, running back Eric Gray, linebacker Quavaris Crouch and offensive lineman Jahmir Johnson entered the transfer portal Wednesday night. - Knoxville News Sentinel

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SS Key Lawrence, UCLA
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01/19/21 - Zach Charbonnet, Sr/2023, UCLA + More +

One of Michigan's most productive running backs the last two seasons is exploring a transfer. Zach Charbonnet, a former four-star recruit who amassed 850 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns in two seasons, has entered his name into the NCAA's transfer portal, a Michigan spokesman confirmed on Monday. Just because Charbonnet entered the portal doesn't necessarily mean he will transfer, but the move allows coaches from other schools to recruit the 6-foot-1, 220-pound back. Charbonnet has been part of a crowded backfield since arriving in Ann Arbor, sharing carries each of the last two seasons. As a true freshman in 2019, Charbonnet rushed for a team-high 726 yards and 11 touchdowns despite lingering injury, but nearly split reps with redshirt freshman Hassan Haskins. - Ann Arbor News

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RB Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
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01/15/21 - Evidence Njoku, rJr/2023, UCLA + More +

UCLA tight end Evidence Njoku entered the transfer portal again, and this time he's got family to keep him company. Bruins wide receiver Charles Njoku also made himself available by entering the transfer portal, likely ending his stay in Westwood after a redshirt freshman season in which he caught three passes for 41 yards and a touchdown. Evidence Njoku, a redshirt junior, recorded no statistics in 2020 even though he was cleared to play immediately after having transferred from Miami. Charles Njoku did not play over the final three games of last season for unspecified reasons. - Los Angeles Times

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TE Evidence Njoku, UCLA
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01/02/21 - Grayson Murphy, rJr/2024, UCLA + More +

2020 CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: DE-Grayson Murphy, North Texas,...The Murphy twins, who transitioned to edge rushers ahead of the win at Middle Tennessee on Oct. 17, enter the Myrtle Beach Bowl with 18 tackles apiece. Gabriel has 5.5 tackles for loss, a team-high 4.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble in six appearances. Grayson has 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and four hurries in seven games for the Mean Green. - North Texas Football

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