UCLA quarterback Collin Schlee will leave Westwood after one season with the Bruins, officially entering his name in the transfer portal on Thursday, according to multiple reports.
The redshirt junior was on the Bruins’ spring roster but did not attend the first two public practices this week. Schlee becomes only the second player, along with wide receiver Kyle Ford, to enter the portal since DeShaun Foster was hired as head coach on February 12.
Schlee transferred from Kent State and helped form a crowded quarterback room for the 2023 season that featured Ethan Garbers and Dante Moore.
Schlee shared time with the other two quarterbacks and got two starts. His second start came in the LA Bowl against Boise State, but he only played the first half after suffering an injury before halftime.
Coach Chip Kelly had used Schlee as a running option, and he was the Bruins’ third leading rusher with 425 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries in seven games played.
He completed just 25 of 47 passes for 217 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Garbers, Justyn Martin, Chase Griffin and Luke Duncan are the only remaining scholarship quarterbacks on the spring roster. New freshmen Henry Hasselbeck and Karson Gordon will join the Bruins for training camp.
Garbers brought in some first-team reps to start the week. He completed 98 of 146 passes for 1,136 yards, 11 touchdowns and three interceptions in 2023.
Martin served as second-team quarterback this week.
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