Wilton Speight

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Speight had to leave the UCLA / Cincinnati game early at the 5 min mark after injuring his back on a scramble...  Not the best at all but hopefully he gets well soon.

ijohnb

September 2nd, 2018 at 2:10 PM ^

I wish him the best and a quick recovery.  I will say that from the beginning I felt that him in a Chip Kelly offense was a recipe for “nah.”

NittanyFan

September 2nd, 2018 at 2:37 PM ^

I was at that game --- some of the UCLA fans are already upset with Kelly, specifically his play-calling.  I guess, but that's a pretty short leash!

They do need Speight.  Thompson-Robinson isn't ready just yet, but UCLA still has enough talent elsewhere to cobble together a 6-6 season w/ competent QB play.

Fezzik

September 2nd, 2018 at 4:04 PM ^

If this has anything to do with his last year's back injury I hope he retires. Splitting snaps on a team that might not even be .500 is not worth a repeat spine injury. That could be severe in the long term. His odds to make an NFL roster are not good. Shoulder surg in HS. Other shoulder surg here. Broken back here. And possibly a re-broken back at UCLA.