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WATCH: Michael Ezeike Talks Mike Martinez, UCLA's Tight Ends

A year and a half after moving from receiver to tight end, Ezeike is favored to be one of the Bruins' starters in 2022.

Sam Connon

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UCLA football tight end Michael Ezeike spoke to reporters following Wednesday morning’s fall camp session. Ezeike talked about the departure of Mike Martinez, what he has had to work on in his game to replace Martinez’s blocking and Greg Dulcich’s receiving, how he has completed his transition from wide receiver and what he expects out of the position group as a whole. 

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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.

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