UCLA Football: Duke Clemens Impresses Beyond the Football Field

UCLA's offensive lineman is a man of hidden talents

Your UCLA Bruins will take the field for the first time in the 2023 season in less than three weeks to take on Coastal Carolina. 

The Bruins are doing their best to gear up for this monumental season, their last in the Pac-12. All eyes will be on the Bruins to see how they finish 2023 after a really good 2022 season. 

There will be some pressure, and although the focal point is football, it's good sometimes to get away from it as a team. 

That's precisely what your Bruins did, having a friendly swimming competition. None of these guys were brought in on a swimming scholarship, but UCLA's star offensive lineman Duke Clemens probably could've been. Watch how he dusts his fellow teammate in a swim race. 

Duke Clemens is BUILT DIFFERENT! 🏊‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/DOap0DNOLD

— UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) August 11, 2023

Was that a fish or Duke? I couldn't tell. 

If football doesn't work out for him, at least we know swimming would be a good backup for the big man. 

However, I think he'll stick to football since he's pretty good at it. Clemens is on the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding center.

He is coming off a season where he started all 13 games in 2022 leading the Bruins to an average, yes, an average of over 200 yards per game for the third straight season.

Duke is like a brick wall on the line, and we cannot wait to see what else he has in store for us, which is likely his final season at UCLA. 

It will be a big one, and we'll be there to witness it.