WATCH: Stephan Blaylock on UCLA Football's Secondary, Performance in Spring Camp

Blaylock is heading into his fifth season as a Bruin, now holding a firm grip on the starting strong safety spot.

Sam Connon | Apr 9, 2022

WATCH: Stephan Blaylock on UCLA Football's Secondary, Performance in Spring Camp /

UCLA football safety Stephan Blaylock talked with reporters after practice Saturday morning. Blaylock spoke about how his leadership role has grown with Quentin Lake and Qwuantrezz Knight departing, whether or not his responsibilities have changed with some tweaks elsewhere on the defense and what he thinks of the transfers and young players stepping up so far in spring camp.

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Published Apr 9, 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.