UCLA Football: Freshman WR Bryan Addison given release from team

The UCLA football team will be without freshman wide receiver Bryan Addison this fall as he has been given his release from the team due to a delay in admissions.

The standards for playing in Westwood are high and today they brought upon another casualty to the UCLA football roster as former 4-star wide receiver Bryan Addison has been given his release from the team.

Bruin Report Online had talked to Addison and he said it was a delay in admissions that brought on the exit.

"I have been fighting this for 5-6 weeks and things were a little slow to get going and time was running out for me. All the other freshmen were already enrolling and it was getting stressful for me. I was starting to worry that if I didn’t hear back soon, it would be too late for me to go anywhere else."

Because the admissions had no end in sight, Addison asked for his release (and received it this past Monday) so that he could quickly join another program. It has been reported that Arizona State, Nebraska, Oregon, USC and Washington are seeking his talents.

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Addison was a star wide receiver at Junipero Serra (Gardena, CA) and was a surprise get for Kelly. He was the second-highest rated UCLA commit for this most recent recruiting class.

Addison was one of three 4-star receivers that committed to the 2018 class, which also includes Chase Cota and Kyle Phillips. In total, head coach Chip Kelly had landed four receivers and three tight ends. This tells you that he was serious about solving the issue with depth.

UCLA has been a bit thin at receiver the last few years and having this many freshmen join Theo Howard, Christian Pabico and Dymond Lee was going to help solve that problem. Though there are still plenty of talented receivers on the roster, Addison is undoubtedly a huge loss.

At 6’5, 180, Addison not only has the height, but also sure hands to make him an optimal receiver for Kelly’s offense.

Now it seems that he could take his talents to a conference rival. And this was not the fault of the UCLA Football program, this had to do with UCLA’s admissions procedures. Though the university has every right to their high entrance standards, it would be helpful to student-athletes, and students in general, that they proceed in a more expedient manner.

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Getting into the UCLA football program is big, but getting into UCLA is bigger and dangling admission in front of these young adults is something that must be changed, especially for those that have made the choice to join such an excellent university.