Tag: Kaylin Moore

UCLA football upsets Nebraska for second-straight Big Ten win

The Bruins survived on Saturday to take down their second-straight Big Ten opponent.

The UCLA Bruins have back-to-back wins for the first time in the 2024 college football season. Taking down their second-straight Big Ten opponent, UCLA upset Nebraska on the road 27-20 to improve to 3-5 on the season.

Behind a productive performance by all three units, the Bruins offense, defense, and special teams played in perfect unison, never trailing in the game for a second.

The Bruins started the day strong, owning the time of possession and holding Nebraska to only two yards in the first quarter. A pair of field goals and a touchdown pass later, the Bruins held a narrow but pronounced 13-7 lead.

In the second half, the Bruins kept piling it on. Linebacker Kain Medrano intercepted Cornhusker quarterback Dylan Raiola and returned it for a 38-yard pick-six, and shortly after, Bruins quarterback Ethan Garbers tossed his second touchdown to wideout Kwazi Gilmerpass to give the Bruins a 27-14 lead. Despite a late surge by the Cornhuskers, UCLA’s defense stiffened to secure the win with a game-sealing pick by cornerback Kaylin Moore.

Garbers put together another nice game through the air and on the ground, combining for 275 yards on 17-25 passing with two touchdowns.

Capitalizing on the over-aggressiveness of the Cornhusker defense, offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s use of play-action and misdirection proved to be a winning, on-the-fly strategy for the Bruins offense all game long.

But the most notable takeaway from the Bruins win was that head coach DeShaun Foster, for the second week in a row, had his players ready to go on the road. With four winnable games remaining for UCLA, bowl eligibility could be on the table for the surging 2024 Bruins.

UCLA defensive line coach Tony Washington visits Oaks Christian School

Tony on the road.

The UCLA Bruins seem to have found a pipeline in their recruiting. This week, UCLA defensive line and outside linebackers coach Tony Washington Jr. visited Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. 

Home to recent defensive back transfer Kaylin Moore, Oaks Christian is home to recent UCLA recruiting prospect Hayden Lowe. Lowe, a four-star defensive end, visited the Bruins and has received an offer from UCLA. 

Given the Bruins recent success at the defensive line and outside linebacker position, with the Murphy Twins and Laiatu Latu finding homes in the NFL, UCLA presents a desirable landing spot for the 6′ 4″, 242 lb edge. 

But the Bruins have their work cut out for them in pursuing Lowe. With tons of NCAA Division 1 offers on the table, UCLA will need to go hard at Lowe to stand out from the rest. 

Given the Bruins’ track record of creating NFL edge defenders, they still have a puncher’s chance to land Lowe. 

UCLA transfer Kaylin Moore admits he was blown away by coaches

Kaylin Moore raved about the UCLA coaching staff.

The UCLA Bruins landed a big transfer addition from Kaylin Moore, who spent time at both Colorado and Cal before coming to Westwood.

He provides some important depth to the secondary for UCLA next season, which was one of the weak spots early on. Moore spoke to UCLA Wire about his decision to join the Bruins, and he spoke very highly about the coaching staff. The question was this: What interested you most about coming to UCLA? 

One thing…The coaches. They made me really feel at home. They made me feel like they wanted me there. I can help them make an impact for this upcoming season. We can make somethings happen. Great energy, it feels natural being there. Just excited to get there soon. 

So far, DeShaun Foster and his veteran coaching staff have been making a big difference in recruits and transfers, so they are headed in the right direction.

Photos from new UCLA transfer Kaylin Moore

Kaylin Moore through the lens.

The Bruins added a seasoned veteran to their locker room after landing cornerback Kaylin Moore this week. 

Moore, a graduate defensive back, started his career with the Colorado Buffalos before transferring to California in 2023. During his time at Cal, the newly minted Bruin totaled 24 tackles and two passes defended while playing 11 games in 2023 for the Golden Bears. 

Given the Bruins’ losses on defense to the draft and the transfer portal, Moore projects as a plug-and-play corner on the boundary with an ability to make a sizable impact for the Bruins in their first season in the BIG 10. 

Here are photos of his playing time with Colorado and Cal. 

New UCLA CB Kaylin Moore dishes on transfer portal experience

Kaylin Moore dishes on his portal experience.

The UCLA Bruins football program landed a huge transfer portal addition with former Cal and Colorado CB Kaylin Moore coming to Westwood. This is another massive addition for DeShaun Foster and his program in what is the beginning of an exciting new chapter.

Moore spoke with UCLA Wire about his decision to come to UCLA and he expressed how things were different in the transfer portal this time then when he previously entered:

“This time was different in that I didn’t take any officials last time. I had made my decision really fast….Coming out of high school coming from covid, I didn’t get to take officials…[This time] I got to take officials and see the school, meet the coaches and everything like that. It was a great experience.”

Moore brings a lot of experience to the Bruins and provides a boost to a depleted secondary as well as the Southern California product returns home.

Spartans target, Cal transfer CB Kaylin Moore commits to UCLA

Michigan State transfer portal target cornerback Kaylin Moore is heading to a different Big Ten school instead

Michigan State transfer portal target cornerback Kaylin Moore is heading to a different Big Ten school instead.

Moore recently visited Michigan State but he will actually be playing for UCLA next year. Moore committed to the Bruins on Monday.

With Moore going elsewhere, the Spartans were able to add another cornerback out of the portal in North Carolina transfer Lejond Cavazos.

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UCLA lands ex-Cal, Colorado CB in transfer portal

DeShaun Foster gets a big CB transfer.

The UCLA Bruins football program has landed yet another transfer portal addition this offseason.

Kaylin Moore, who played his high school football at Oaks Christian in Westlake Village, California has committed to play at UCLA, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. The son of former Cincinnati Bengals player Kelvin Moore will be with his third college program.

In 2023, Moore had 14 solo tackles and 24 total tackles. He also deflected a pass. In the bowl game loss to Texas Tech, he recorded two tackles in the game. California finished tied with UCLA for 7th in the Pac-12 last season and finished the season 6-7.

The 5’11, 190 cornerback signed his letter of intent to play at Colorado in December of 2020. He enrolled in June of 2021 and entered the transfer portal in December of 2022. After transferring to California, he entered the transfer portal in April.

It has been a busy transfer portal season, with guys looking to get their final decisions made before the end of the semester across the country. UCLA football will play their first game on August 31st against Hawaii.

MSU to reportedly host Cal transfer CB Kaylin Moore this weekend

The Spartans will reportedly host a transfer cornerback prospect who has plenty of playing time in his career

The Spartans will reportedly host a transfer cornerback prospect who has plenty of playing time in his career.

Cal transfer cornerback Kaylin Moore will reportedly visit Michigan State this weekend. Corey Robinson of 247Sports reported the notable transfer portal news.

Moore has recorded 17 career starts over his three years of college football. He started off at Colorado for two seasons before going to Cal this past year. He has 68 career total tackles and five passes defended.

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Colorado football state of the position: Cornerback

The Buffs are retooling with some youth in the cornerbacks room

No Position on the defense has seen more turnover this offseason than cornerback.

Colorado lost its two starters from last season’s team to the transfer portal — Mekhi Blackmon landed at USC while Christian Gonzalez followed former Buffs defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin to Oregon.

But the players left over have the chance to keep the position group as a strength for the defensive unit. With the youth and talent that Colorado has built over the past few recruiting classes, this is the boom or bust position group of the defense.

Below is our projected depth chart at each spot, followed by some analysis: