Michigan defensive line transfer Kechaun Bennett signs with UCLA

Former Michigan defensive lineman Kechaun Bennett has signed with UCLA out of the NCAA transfer portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. Bennett entered the portal on April 28.

Bennett played 24 games over the past two years in Ann Arbor, contributing both on special teams and as a backup for the defense. He ends his career with seven tackles, one quarterback hurry and one blocked kick.

Bennett played high school football at Suffield Academy (CT), where he was a three-star recruit. He ranked as the No. 445 overall player and No. 45 edge rusher in the 2021 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services.

The spring transfer portal opened Wednesday, April 16 and will close 10 days later on Friday, April 25. As of this writing, more than 3,600 FBS scholarship players have entered the transfer portal in the 2024-25.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

DeShaun Foster breaks down culture fit between UCLA, Nico Iamaleava

When making the decision to add a high-profile player like former Tennessee five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, UCLA head coach DeShaun Foster had no doubt how his Bruins locker room would react.

And while there was a little shakeup when expected starting QB Joey Aguilar opted to trade places with Iamaleava, formally committing to the Volunteers on Tuesday after re-entering during the Spring period, the Bruins roster has been quite welcoming.

Not that it was much of a surprise to Foster, a former UCLA player himself who is entering his second season as head coach at his alma mater.

“I think I have a pretty good feel of what the culture is (in the UCLA locker room), so I didn’t think I needed to really check in with them and see what (they thought),” Foster said last week, according to BruinBlitz.com. “But, … I mean, I’d just go off what you’ve seen on social media from our players. I think that pretty much answers a lot of questions.”