Published Jun 23, 2024
Two unannounced transfers move in with other UCLA arrivals
Tracy McDannald  ā€¢  BruinBlitz
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The final version of the 2024 UCLA football roster gained a bit more clarity Saturday when incoming freshmen and transfers who were not in Westwood for spring camp arrived and moved into their dorm Saturday.

Yet-to-be-announced transfers included former Iowa State offensive lineman Oluwafunto Akinshilo and Brigham Young quarterback Nick Billoups, according to the programā€™s Instagram account that photographed and tagged both players.

Both players played high school football in Southern California.

Akinshilo, a native of Nigeria, attended Lawndale (Calif.) Leuzinger and graduated in 2020 before starting his collegiate career at El Camino College.

After one season, the 6-foot-5, 335-pounder transferred to Iowa State and redshirted in 2022.

Akinshilo, who has yet to appear in a Division I game over the past two years, is expected to have two more seasons of eligibility remaining.

Billoups, listed as a redshirt junior on the most recent BYU roster, gives the Bruins an eighth quarterback on the roster.

The San Clemente (Calif.) native originally started his collegiate career as a walk-on at Utah in 2021 before leaving for BYU the following season.

Billoups also has yet to appear in a Division I game.

Akinshilo and Billoups appear on the fourth and fifth slides, respectively, of the UCLA football programā€™s post below:

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