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UCLA football offers 2027 defensive back with ties to Demetrice Martin

UCLA extended an offer to a recruit with ties to the Bruins.

It has been a dizzying offseason for UCLA football. Transfer portal signings and coaching staff moves have dominated the Bruins’ plan for 2025. This week, the Bruins made an interesting move for the program’s future.

The Bruins offered 2027 Tustin, California, safety Khalil Terry. He committed to Michigan State University on December 1, 2024, and likely received an offer from the Bruins because of UCLA defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin.

According to 247Sports, Terry was recruited by Martin while he was still on the Spartans’ coaching staff. Now a member of the UCLA staff, Martin wants to take Terry’s commitment with him to Westwood.

At 5′ 10″ and 170 pounds, Terry still has quite a bit of growing to do before he reaches the college football ranks, but it is clear that Martin has faith in his abilities.

Adding another interesting wrinkle to the situation, UCLA head coach DeShaun Foster graduated from Tustin High School and currently resides in the school’s athletic Hall of Fame.

While there is a long time before Terry has to make a final decision, his commitment is worth monitoring as the Bruins gear up for the 2025 season.

UCLA football fifth in Big Ten transfer portal rankings

The Bruins receive high praise in the transfer portal.

The college football offseason has only just begun for UCLA, but the Bruins are already making moves for 2025.

After a 5-7 season under first-year head coach DeShaun Foster, the Bruins’ biggest weakness was their roster, as it lacked high-end talent in the Big Ten.

That said, the Bruins are already working on improving their roster in the transfer portal.

According to the 247 Sports ranking, UCLA sits fifth behind only Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oregon, and Minnesota. Given the noticeable talent disparity between the Bruins and their Big Ten counterparts, UCLA’s rank is significant.

With 18 transfers, 16 of which are three-star players, the Bruins are building their program from the middle. Filling out their roster with solid players through the transfer portal, UCLA is laying a solid foundation for success.

With the addition of new offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri and passing game coordinator Demetrice Martin, the Bruins are making conscious efforts to improve their program ahead of their second season in the Big Ten.

If their stock continues to rise in the transfer portal rankings, the UCLA Bruins of 2025 could be unrecognizable for all the right reasons next season.

Son of Demetrice Martin transfers to UCLA

The Bruins add a familiar face to their secondary.

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.

UCLA football lands Louisville safety in transfer portal

The Bruins add a veteran piece to their secondary.

The UCLA Bruins have seen some major changes to their roster since the end of their first season in the Big Ten. But this week, UCLA added a new face through the transfer portal.

University of Louisville safety Benjamin Perry announced his transfer to UCLA earlier this week, according to Allen Trieu of 247Sports.

Perry, a rising senior defensive back, played a hybrid role for the Cardinals throughout his career in Louisville. Able to play multiple positions in the secondary, the Bruins add a versatile piece to their defense with some serious experience under his belt.

In his previous four seasons with Louisville, Perry accounted for 132 tackles, eight passes defended, two sacks, and a forced fumble in the ACC.

Perry joins a UCLA program in dire need of help in the secondary after a lackluster performance in pass defense. But with the addition of Perry, coupled with the hiring of new secondary coach Demetrice Martin, the Bruins secondary should see improvement in 2025.

UCLA football hires former Oregon passing game coordinator

UCLA adds a familiar face to the coaching staff.

The UCLA coaching staff has seen some significant turnover since the end of the Bruins’ first season in the Big Ten.

After parting ways with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, the Bruins tapped former Indiana co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tino Suneri to head the offense.

This week, the Bruins added a familiar face to their offensive coaching staff.

UCLA hired former Oregon passing coordinator Demetrice Martin to lead the Bruins’ pass game and the secondary. Martin, a two-way player in college, playing receiver and cornerback at Michigan State, returns to Westwood, where he spent the 2012-2017 seasons.

In his coaching career, Martin made notable stops at USC, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Arizona and returned to his hometown of Pasadena, California, to reunite with the Bruins.

Though Martin will have a lot on his plate, with the unusual task of coaching two sides of the ball with the Bruins, his versatility as a coach and track record should translate in his return to Westwood.

Michigan State football DB commit affirms pledge to Spartans

MSU DB commit reaffirms plans to sign with Spartans amidst Demetrice Martin’s departure

Michigan State football landed the commitment of Terrance ‘Deuce’ Edwards last Wednesday, flipping the prospect from West Virginia.

Just under a week later, Michigan State has lost defensive back’s coach Demetrice Martin to UCLA, which in turn has resulted in the loss of LaRue Zamorano’s commitment. Edwards has made sure that Spartan fans know he doesn’t have plans on the same fate.

MSU recruiting insiders Corey Robinson and Jason Killop have both shared that Edwards reaffirmed his commitment to the Spartans and plans to sign on Wednesday.

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Michigan State football losing DBs coach to UCLA

Demetrice Martin is leaving his alma mater for UCLA

New Michigan State football head coach Jonathan Smith poached former Spartan Demetrice Martin to be the team’s cornerbacks coach from Oregon. Now, Martin is being poached back to the west coast.

According to a report from On3’s Jim Comparoni Martin is taking the position as a defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator at UCLA, leaving his alma mater for another Big Ten school.

Now the Spartans will be faced with the task of replacing Martin on the staff, whether it be another defensive backs or something else on the staff, Smith will need to find a replacement, and quick.

Michigan State football CB coach Demetrice Martin addresses media before season starts

Michigan State football cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin addressed the media on Thursday, eight days before the MSU season opens up against FAU.

Martin will have a big job in front of him this year, as MSU’s secondary has been one of the worst in the country the last few years.

You can see what Martin, or ‘Coach Meat’ as he’s known, said below.

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Michigan State football lands 3-star DB Aydan West

MSU beats out Penn State, a few ACC schools and more for a 3-star Maryland DB recruit:

Michigan State has added to its 2025 recruiting class for the eleventh time on Tuesday. The Spartans have gained the commitment of Aydan West, a defensive back from Gaithersburg, Maryland.

West, a mid 3-star prospect, held power conference offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Maryland, Penn State, Pitt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and West Virginia.

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West will bring versatility to MSU’s defensive backfield, having the capability to play corner, nickel or safety when he gets to college. As of now, he stacks up at 6’0″ and 185 pounds.

Oregon to promote safeties coach Chris Hampton to DBs Coach

On Tuesday afternoon, the news broke that Oregon Ducks cornerbacks’ coach Demetrice Martin has accepted a position at Michigan State under Jonathan Smith. To fill the position, Oregon is now expected to promote Chris Hampton, the current co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach, to defensive backs coach according to Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports.

With Demetrice Martin accepting a job at Michigan State, Oregon is expected to promote co-DC Chris Hampton from safeties coach to defensive backs coach, sources tell @247Sports.

He’s already turned down multiple Power Five DC opportunities this offseason to remain at Oregon.… pic.twitter.com/S0Ai9vBoIp

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 17, 2024

Hampton was hired in the spring of 2023 to replace former safeties coach Matt Powledge, who became the Baylor Bears defensive coordinator last offseason. Before Oregon, Hampton was the defensive coordinator at Tulane and was a big part of the Green Wave’s Cotton Bowl victory over USC. In 2023, Hampton was instrumental in integrating transfer safeties Evan Williams and Tysheem Johnson into the Ducks defense.

Zenitz also reported that Hampton has turned down multiple DC jobs with other Power 5 teams in order to stay with the Ducks. He also included the tidbit both Brian Michalowski and Rashad Wadood are expected to be promoted as well into bigger roles with the linebackers and cornerbacks, respectively.

The loss of Martin is a big one. Martin was one of the first coaches hired by Dan Lanning when Lanning’s Oregon career started, and he has been one of the most beloved coaches in the program since he was hired. Martin’s departure also probably played a role in his son, Cole Martin’s (a freshman safety), decision to transfer to Arizona State.

The state of Oregon’s secondary is a bit of an unknown for 2024. The Ducks are losing Khyree Jackson, Evan Williams, and Steve Stephens, but they’re adding 4-star transfer Kam Alexander, 4-star JUCO recruit Sione Laulea, and potentially Jabbar Muhammad, who entered the transfer portal after Kalen DeBoer left Washington for Alabama, but has yet to commit to a new school.