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UCLA Football: Bruins land commitment from 4-star lineman

By Jason Kinander

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Chip Kelly of the UCLA Bruins walks off the field after a game against the Arizona State Sun Devils on October 26, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The UCLA Bruins defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 42-32. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Chip Kelly of the UCLA Bruins walks off the field after a game against the Arizona State Sun Devils on October 26, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The UCLA Bruins defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 42-32. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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Despite a tumultuous past week, UCLA Football has nabbed another big in-state recruit, this time getting a commitment from 4-star lineman Thomas Cole.

UCLA Football made headlines this week for all the wrong reasons, with players expressing doubt in head coach Chip Kelly’s ability to safely run a program amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

While this would lead some to believe that the Bruins would experience a drop-off in recruiting, that was not the case, as the Bruins picked up their biggest commitment of the summer on Tuesday.

4-star offensive lineman Thomas Cole, the 32nd-best player in the Class of 2021 from the state of California, announced his decision to head to UCLA.

Not only is Cole a big addition to the offensive line, but it is yet another indication of the great job being done by Kelly and his staff to recruit in California. With USC experiencing a down year in recruiting, the Bruins have done an excellent job of nabbing in-state talent, which hopefully will materialize into a winning program in the coming years.

While there might be a good deal of doubt within the program at the moment, the same mentality is clearly not shared by recruits, as UCLA is surely trending upwards in their in-state notoriety amongst prep players.

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The Bruins still have some work to do with their 2021 class, but where things stand right now, the Bruins look set to make a run and finish with a great 2021 recruiting haul.