UCLA Football: Chip Kelly tidbits from Pac-12 Media Day
Chip Kelly tidbits from Pac-12 Media Day (cont.)
Can UCLA be good this season?
“We have the makings of it. We have a ton of positions that we don’t have depth at that I think some young kids are going to have to play because of the numbers. I like our secondary. I think there is depth in the secondary. We have skilled linebackers. We have a few kids — Josh Woods, Jaelan Phillips — that didn’t play in the spring that didn’t see a snap out of those guys.”
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The impact of WR Theo Howard
” Yeah, I think Theo is a great fit for what we do. He is a threat that everybody has to be concerned with. He’s got outstanding speed. A great route runner. He’s got tremendous hands. He’s extremely consistent. So I think if you’re a quarterback, he’s going to be one of the guys that you become familiar with. Just because you can count on him to be where he’s supposed to be when he’s supposed to be there and to catch it. I’m excited to see what Theo’s season looks like coming up.”
Is Speight the front-runner at QB?
With five QBs vying for the starting spot, Speight has a chance to start, but it’s not his yet. “I think everybody’s equal. But I think he has experience because he’s played. So I think there is not a newness. If he were to take a snap in a game, it’s not the first time he’s taken a snap in a game. I think all of us are by-products of experience. There’s a lot of times we have a plan, and then all of a sudden you’re like, if I could do that over again, I’d be a little bit different. But I think he fits in really well with what our room is like right now, and I’m excited to see how it plays itself out.”
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And finally, what is it like to have so much attention on UCLA, attention that was not there before?
“I don’t know what it was like. That means we’re doing good things. So I know if we go 0 for 5 there’s not going to be that many. Let’s just hope we have this turnout again. We’re excited about it.”