WATCH: Chip Kelly on Caleb Johnson, UCLA Football’s Thin Offensive Line

The Bruins have been the beneficiary of the NCAA transfer portal in the past, but they lost their top linebacker in the middle of spring practice.

Sam Connon | Apr 11, 2022

WATCH: Chip Kelly on Caleb Johnson, UCLA Football’s Thin Offensive Line /

UCLA football coach Chip Kelly spoke with reporters ahead of practice Monday morning. Kelly answered questions about Caleb Johnson entering the transfer portal, the lack of depth on the offensive line, the early impact of the incoming transfers and what Tim Drevno and Ikaika Malloe have added to the staff.

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Published Apr 11, 2022

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.