The early playing time, which included a first career start at Arizona on Saturday, has been an added bonus for the freshman offensive lineman. Just five games into the second year of coach Chip Kelly’s tenure, the Bruins are already accustomed to playing underclassmen on the offensive line. AdvertisementThe only other Pac-12 schools to start two freshman offensive linemen last week were Stanford and Arizona State, teams that have suffered several losses at the position group early this season. “And we continue to develop it.”But, amid UCLA’s 1-4 start, the growing pains along the line have been evident too. “[Offensive line] coach [Justin] Frye always says to incorporate one new thing in practice to correct and fix,” Clemens said.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 02, 2019 01:30 UTC