If you missed it yesterday, here’s a link to the story on UCLA defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa, who may be the program’s first-ever philosophy major. One tidbit that didn’t make it was how the senior studies other athletes.

Instead of just looking at players who play his position, he likes to examine everyone from tight ends to tackles to quarterbacks — focusing on some of the intangible aspects of how they carry themselves and prepare for games.

“I think schematically, some of those players that are in the NFL don’t do what we’re doing at UCLA,” he said. “Guys like J.J. Watt aren’t really doing what I’m doing. Schematically, they’re two different things. But I like the attitude he brings to the game, his approach and dedication. I like guys like Rob Gronkowski. He likes to have a good time off the field, but when the lights come on, he handles his business. And then you compare it to a guy like Tom Brady, who has a family life. He’s married with kids.

“I like to just get a feel for that. Basketball players, like Damian Lillard, he’s very poised. He’s a passive-aggressive guy. He’s an attacking type of guy. He’s not like a Russell Westbrook, who really gets after it and attacks the rim. Lillard’s more quiet about the way he approaches game, but he’s just as aggressive and tenacious as Russell Westbrook. I like athletes because I think a lot of what they do can be transferred to different sports.”

Asked if he sees himself on being on the Lillard side of that coin — a player that picks his spots, rather than one that looks amped up at all times — Odighizuwa more or less agreed.

“I don’t like to talk much,” he said. “I don’t care to. I can be the guy that’s loud and in your face, but I like to reserve myself. I like to focus on the task in front of me.”

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