UCLA signs juco offensive lineman 

Offensive lineman Alexandru Ceachir (Santa Monica JC, Calif.) was committed to Utah but has switched to UCLA and signed with the Bruins on Thursday. He’ll have three years to play two.

“UCLA is where I’ll be spending my next few years studying and playing football,” Ceachir said. “I still feel very bad for Utah and having to tell them I was going somewhere else. I just felt like the opportunity to play close to home near my family for a new, exciting coaching staff was too much to pass up.

“I have so much respect for Utah and that made it tough but I felt like this was the best move for me long term. I had a good relationship with Coach [Adrian] Klemm and that was a big factor too. He recruited me while he was at SMU and I know he’s a really good coach with great experience and I felt very comfortable communicating with him. He’s a nice guy and from a football standpoint, I know I’ll learn a lot from him and improve my skills.”

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