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The nation's #1 JC defensive end, Takkarist McKinley, discovered he was eligible to immediately transfer, does so to UCLA, and is eligible to play this season...
SEP. 11 -- As Takkarist McKinley discovered, sometimes it really pays to double-check paperwork.
McKinley, the 6-4, 250-pound defensive end who was in his second year at San Pablo (Calif.) Contra Costa College this fall, just recently found out he was actually eligible by NCAA standards to immediately transfer to a D-1 school and play.
When it became apparent to him, he committed to UCLA.
"I just signed the scholarship papers and I'm ready to go," McKinley told Scout.com's Greg Biggins. "I'm very excited to be a Bruin, I've liked them for a long time, going back to high school. When I visited over the summer, I just fell in love with the place. I got to tour the campus, see the facilities and the dorms and met some really great people.
Takkarist McKinley.
McKinley signed his Grant-In-Aid with UCLA at Contra Costa this afternoon and will be eligible to join UCLA immediately. As soon as he goes through the required three-practice acclimatization period, he'll be able to play for the Bruins this season.
It could provide UCLA with an immediate boost to their defensive line. With the unexpected transfer of sophomore defensive end Kylie Fitts right before fall camp (Fitts transferred to Utah), it left a little bit of a hole in the defensive-line two-deep. Jim Mora decided not to redshirt two freshman defensive linemen, Matt Dickerson and Jacob Tuioti-Mariner, to provide depth. McKinley is considered the #1 JC defensive end prospect in the nation, with great athleticism and a very good burst, and he could have the capability of seeing the field this season. UCLA has been looking for more pass-rushing options and McKinley could help bolster that.
"It just felt like home to me and I have a strong comfort level with the players and coaches as well. With UCLA, it's not just about football, it's the total package of academics, alumni support and connections after football. I love the area and the program is going in the right direction so it's a lot of pluses when you pick a school like UCLA."
This all happened pretty quickly for McKinley, and if not for essentially a clerical error, he'd be returning to Contra Costa for a second year -- unnecessarily.
McKinley was part of the 2013 class when he graduated from Richmond (Calif.) Kennedy High School. He committed and signed with California, but Cal incorrectly deemed him a non-qualifier, and McKinley went to Contra Costa with the intention of improving his academics and, after two years, conventionally transferring to a four-year college like most JC players do.
UCLA Defensive Line Coach Angus McClure, though, changed that outlook for McKinley. After McKinley didn't appear to qualify out of high school, he and McClure stayed in touch since McClure obviously recognized McKinley as a potential JC prospect. UCLA had been among McKinley's leaders when he was in high school, so it was natural McClure would continue to recruit him.
McClure visited McKinley last May at Contra Costa during the spring evaluation period. According to McKinley, McClure then went by Kennedy High School to pick up a fresh copy of McKinley's high school transcript, and he noticed something missing. According to McKinley, he had taken two replacement classes at an extension high school during the summer and they weren't on the transcript.
"Coach Angus (McClure) stayed on me since high school and that was big," McKinley said. "We have a real good relationship and I appreciate his loyalty. He was the one who first told me that I had enough credits to play for a Div I school right now. When he went by Kennedy to pick up my H.S transcripts, he noticed I had enough credits to be a full qualifier and things moved pretty quickly from there."
McClure got ahold of the transcript for the two replacement classes and, after looking over his complete transcript, he told McKinley he thought, with the those classes, that McKinley was actually a qualifier out of high school.
McKinley said it took a couple of months for the paperwork to be processed, by the NCAA and UCLA, but he got the word Tuesday that he was actually a qualifier and immediately eligible for D-1 competition.
It's a blow for Cal, which had mistakenly deemed McKinley a non-qualifier in 2013, and missed on getting McKinley into school at that time. It's also interesting that all the schools currently recruiting him seriously, like Texas, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and others, didn't catch the paperwork mistake.
McKinley, since he played one year at Contra Costa, will have four years to play three at UCLA. In terms of taking the field for UCLA this season, even after McKinley gets through the acclimatization process, it could still be a while before he sees action. He, obviously, will be behind, coming into the program in its third week of the season. He also suffered a hyper-extension of his knee that could keep him out physically another week. But McKinley will have UCLA's bye week after the Texas game this Saturday to get himself ready to play.
"I can't wait to get going," McKinley said. "This is really a dream come true for me. I'm close with Kenneth Walker (UCLA WR) and he has been pushing UCLA for the last two years. My goal is to get out there on the field and help the team as soon as I can.
"It's awesome to have an opportunity to play at the Div I level so soon. I thought I would have to play out this season and then transfer next fall. I wasn't promised anything as far as playing time but I'm going to work hard and do everything I can to get on the field. UCLA has a great team and I'm just excited to be able to be a part of it."
McKinley, the 6-4, 250-pound defensive end who was in his second year at San Pablo (Calif.) Contra Costa College this fall, just recently found out he was actually eligible by NCAA standards to immediately transfer to a D-1 school and play.
When it became apparent to him, he committed to UCLA.
"I just signed the scholarship papers and I'm ready to go," McKinley told Scout.com's Greg Biggins. "I'm very excited to be a Bruin, I've liked them for a long time, going back to high school. When I visited over the summer, I just fell in love with the place. I got to tour the campus, see the facilities and the dorms and met some really great people.
Takkarist McKinley.
McKinley signed his Grant-In-Aid with UCLA at Contra Costa this afternoon and will be eligible to join UCLA immediately. As soon as he goes through the required three-practice acclimatization period, he'll be able to play for the Bruins this season.
It could provide UCLA with an immediate boost to their defensive line. With the unexpected transfer of sophomore defensive end Kylie Fitts right before fall camp (Fitts transferred to Utah), it left a little bit of a hole in the defensive-line two-deep. Jim Mora decided not to redshirt two freshman defensive linemen, Matt Dickerson and Jacob Tuioti-Mariner, to provide depth. McKinley is considered the #1 JC defensive end prospect in the nation, with great athleticism and a very good burst, and he could have the capability of seeing the field this season. UCLA has been looking for more pass-rushing options and McKinley could help bolster that.
"It just felt like home to me and I have a strong comfort level with the players and coaches as well. With UCLA, it's not just about football, it's the total package of academics, alumni support and connections after football. I love the area and the program is going in the right direction so it's a lot of pluses when you pick a school like UCLA."
This all happened pretty quickly for McKinley, and if not for essentially a clerical error, he'd be returning to Contra Costa for a second year -- unnecessarily.
McKinley was part of the 2013 class when he graduated from Richmond (Calif.) Kennedy High School. He committed and signed with California, but Cal incorrectly deemed him a non-qualifier, and McKinley went to Contra Costa with the intention of improving his academics and, after two years, conventionally transferring to a four-year college like most JC players do.
UCLA Defensive Line Coach Angus McClure, though, changed that outlook for McKinley. After McKinley didn't appear to qualify out of high school, he and McClure stayed in touch since McClure obviously recognized McKinley as a potential JC prospect. UCLA had been among McKinley's leaders when he was in high school, so it was natural McClure would continue to recruit him.
McClure visited McKinley last May at Contra Costa during the spring evaluation period. According to McKinley, McClure then went by Kennedy High School to pick up a fresh copy of McKinley's high school transcript, and he noticed something missing. According to McKinley, he had taken two replacement classes at an extension high school during the summer and they weren't on the transcript.
"Coach Angus (McClure) stayed on me since high school and that was big," McKinley said. "We have a real good relationship and I appreciate his loyalty. He was the one who first told me that I had enough credits to play for a Div I school right now. When he went by Kennedy to pick up my H.S transcripts, he noticed I had enough credits to be a full qualifier and things moved pretty quickly from there."
McClure got ahold of the transcript for the two replacement classes and, after looking over his complete transcript, he told McKinley he thought, with the those classes, that McKinley was actually a qualifier out of high school.
McKinley said it took a couple of months for the paperwork to be processed, by the NCAA and UCLA, but he got the word Tuesday that he was actually a qualifier and immediately eligible for D-1 competition.
It's a blow for Cal, which had mistakenly deemed McKinley a non-qualifier in 2013, and missed on getting McKinley into school at that time. It's also interesting that all the schools currently recruiting him seriously, like Texas, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and others, didn't catch the paperwork mistake.
McKinley, since he played one year at Contra Costa, will have four years to play three at UCLA. In terms of taking the field for UCLA this season, even after McKinley gets through the acclimatization process, it could still be a while before he sees action. He, obviously, will be behind, coming into the program in its third week of the season. He also suffered a hyper-extension of his knee that could keep him out physically another week. But McKinley will have UCLA's bye week after the Texas game this Saturday to get himself ready to play.
"I can't wait to get going," McKinley said. "This is really a dream come true for me. I'm close with Kenneth Walker (UCLA WR) and he has been pushing UCLA for the last two years. My goal is to get out there on the field and help the team as soon as I can.
"It's awesome to have an opportunity to play at the Div I level so soon. I thought I would have to play out this season and then transfer next fall. I wasn't promised anything as far as playing time but I'm going to work hard and do everything I can to get on the field. UCLA has a great team and I'm just excited to be able to be a part of it."
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Having heard some stuff from behind the scenes of the Devonte Fields stuff, yeah... GP is feeling some heat from all of that the last few years, plus getting their heads kicked it here years running into the B12....
And SMU got their boosters around for basketball... I just wonder if it's too far gone for the football program being buried where they are now and having the college football landscape headed in the direction it's headed... Too far down the pecking order to dig out.
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Keep up the good work CP. kill that draft stock so the Texans can be mediocre and get Mariota without him going to 5 
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so BYU beats Houston by 8 points a week after smashing UT by 34.
Makes me wonder how bad the horns really are
Makes me wonder how bad the horns really are
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The Horns might actually be worse than UTSA.
Joking, but what if UTSA plays Ok State close this weekend?
Joking, but what if UTSA plays Ok State close this weekend?
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OK St w/o their starting qb so who knowsThe Horns might actually be worse than UTSA.
Joking, but what if UTSA plays Ok State close this weekend?
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ucla doesn't even tailgate on campus
we're closer to the rose bowl than ucla is :x
take a bus to tailgate :x
we're closer to the rose bowl than ucla is :x
take a bus to tailgate :x
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LOL at your salty self. Closer to the Rose Bowl? We're both very far west from Pasadena.
And you know you can't beat tailgates at the Rose Bowl.
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You think he's going to make it? Like, Dalton make it, or Rivers make it, or Ryan make it? What level of QB are you expecting him to reach? Top 3 pick, Houston, St. Louis, Dallas (
GOAT status by 2024.
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This pic still makes me laugh
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thoughts on people saying Leonard Williams is the best D Lineman to ever play at SC?
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thoughts on people saying Leonard Williams is the best D Lineman to ever play at SC?
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So no one's going to answer my Jameis question? Or are y'all just going to continue the MM8 pissing match?
So no one's going to answer my Jameis question? Or are y'all just going to continue the MM8 pissing match?
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Random stat of the day:
In the last 10 years Illinois is 10 and 35 on the road overall and under Tim Beckman are 1-8. Their lone win was a 20-16 win over a horrible Purdue team last season and in the 8 games they've lost, it's been by an average of 27 points a game.
In the last 10 years Illinois is 10 and 35 on the road overall and under Tim Beckman are 1-8. Their lone win was a 20-16 win over a horrible Purdue team last season and in the 8 games they've lost, it's been by an average of 27 points a game.
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Jameis is like a Byron Leftwich x Jeremiah Masoli x Robert Griffin III x Juice Williams x Ben Roethisberger collab.
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Throwback: "Juice," Mendenhall, Benn were fun to watch offensively under Zook.
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the hell?! did you see a trailer to it or something?
that's crazy. how is there a release date to something like that?
You think he's going to make it? Like, Dalton make it, or Rivers make it, or Ryan make it? What level of QB are you expecting him to reach? Top 3 pick, Houston, St. Louis, Dallas () type team taking him. You think he becomes a true NFL starting caliber QB?
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