UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen (3) is the key piece for UCLA’s offense heading into his sophomore season. (Keith Birmingham/Staff)

Gathering a few UCLA football-related links while we countdown the days until football returns:

• Josh Rosen is eighth in Sporting News’ top 25 quarterbacks for the 2016 season.
• Bleacher Report predicts that UCLA will get some votes in the preseason AP top 25, but start the year unranked.
• ESPN, however, has the Bruins at No. 22 in its way-too-early top 25.
• Watching tape with Paul Perkins: an interesting read from Sports Illustrated with the former UCLA running back now with the New York Giants as he breaks down game film. For fans of GIFs, you’re in luck with this story.
• Myles Jack looks back on his Draft Day free-fall and the money is cost him with CBSSports.com. It seems like he’s still quite irked by it.
• From ESPN: Kenny Clark has to come back to school and he’s not thrilled about it.
• Additional shameless plug for my own story about Anthony Barr and his new foundation.