‘Bleav in UCLA’: Football Spring Practice Thoughts, Basketball Decisions Loom

From injuries and transfers on the gridiron to impending program-defining moves on the hardwood, there was plenty to discuss surrounding the Bruins this week.
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Sam Connon sorts through his biggest takeaways from the first half of UCLA football's spring practice schedule, highlighting the lack of depth at offensive tackle, cornerback and linebacker while detailing the potential game-breaking connection between Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Kazmeir Allen. Sam also shares some updates on UCLA men's basketball's roster outlook with Jake Kyman transferring to Wyoming and others considering a shot at the NBA Draft, and he wraps it all up by hitting on UCLA baseball, The Masters and basketball recruiting storylines.

"Bleav in UCLA" – presented by BetOnline – is the UCLA-focused podcast on the Bleav Podcast Network, hosted by former UCLA men's basketball player Travis Reed and All Bruins Publisher and Managing Editor Sam Connon. Reed played for the Bruins from 1997 to 1999, while Connon has been covering teams on campus since 2017.

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Sam Connon
SAM CONNON

Sam Connon was the Publisher and Managing Editor at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s All Bruins from 2021 to 2023. He is now a staff writer at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s Fastball. He previously covered UCLA football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, men's soccer, cross country and golf for The Daily Bruin from 2017 to 2021, serving as the paper's Sports Editor from 2019 to 2020. Connon has also been a contributor for 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' BruinBlitz, Dash Sports TV, SuperWestSports, Prime Time Sports Talk, The Sports Life Blog and Patriots Country, Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s New England Patriots site. His work as a sports columnist has been awarded by the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon graduated from UCLA in June 2021 and is originally from Winchester, Massachusetts.