OL walk-on
UCLA's offensive line depth could get some help after Brett Downey, an offensive lineman from Northern California, agreed to walk-on for the Bruins. He had scholarship offers from Sacramento State and Nevada, but decided walking on at UCLA was his best option.
Downey, who is 6-foot-6, 270 pounds, played at Angels Camp Bret Harte High. My source tells me Downey believes he was better than the school's offering, so he decided to go to UCLA with the hopes of earning a scholarship down the road.
Playing on the defensive side of the ball, Downey had 58 tackles, including four sacks.
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This is Brian Dohn's fifth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
He will be coming in this summer?
More bodies are always welcome, but a 270lb lineman? Thought we were trying to get away from the "finesse" thing? I'm not an expert though...
"More bodies are always welcome, but a 270lb lineman? Thought we were trying to get away from the "finesse" thing? I'm not an expert though...
at 6-6, 270 before he starts a vigorous training and meal regime is nothing to frown on. The HT is there, the brawn will follow.