Not surprisingly, we have yet another departure on the transfer train to feature.
The latest to see its roster pared is UCLA, Jalen Ortiz announcing Tuesday that he has decided to leave the Bruins and continue his collegiate playing career at an undetermined location. The cornerback made what was a very gracious announcement on the same social media website that all the cool kids these days are doing such things: Twitter.
New chapter pic.twitter.com/ChmqgRyHu1
— Jalen Ortiz (@CoachJ_Ortiz) May 27, 2015
A three-star member of UCLA’s 2013 recruiting class, Ortiz was rated as the No. 27 “athlete” in the country and the No. 8 player at any position in the state of Arizona. In addition to UCLA, Ortiz held offers from, among others, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Boise State, BYU, Utah and Washington.
Ortiz spent his first season with the Bruins as a wide receiver, but moved to the defensive secondary for the 2014 season. He played in 26 games the past two seasons -- mainly on special teams -- and caught four passes for 27 yards as a true freshman.
After sitting out the 2015 season if he ends up at another FBS program, Ortiz would then have two seasons of eligibility remaining.