The UCLA Bruins welcomed a new transfer this week to their roster and a familiar face to one of their coaches. After hiring passing game coordinator and secondary coach Demetrice Martin, the Bruins added Martin’s son, defensive back Cole Martin.
In a post on X, Martin announced his transfer commitment, adding the phrase “City of Roses,” a nod to the Rose Bowl.
Martin, a former four-star recruit, enrolled to play under his father at Oregon in 2023 before transferring to Arizona State.
Reuniting with the newly-minted Bruins coordinator, Martin finished his short stint with the Sun Devils recording only four tackles with one pass defended in only two games. Martin suffered a hip injury in September, sidelining him from the majority of Arizona State’s College Football Playoff-bound season.
But Martin’s success as a true freshman at Oregon should follow him as he prepares to take on a big workload in a Bruins secondary in desperate need of help under his father’s coaching and defensive coordinator, Ikaika Malloe.