UCLA Football: Former USC Transfer Ready for Old Team Rivalry Week
The wide receiver for the Bruin team will try to impress his previous team.
Your UCLA Bruins, who are currently 6-4 heading into the last stretch of the 2023 NCAA season, will be heavily focused on Saturday’s game versus their bitter rival USC Trojans (7-3). Players will be prepared to go because pride, bragging rights, and retribution are at stake, even though the records show this is just another game. Yes, at least for former USC Trojan wide receiver Kyle Ford, retribution is at stake.
“Kyle is a really competitive guy, I mean he had some time over there, and now he’s with us. I think that it’s going to be really fun for him to play them just because he knows so many guys I think. There’s so much more competitive nature when you play guys you know, makes you play a little harder at times and I think I sense that on K.”
Ford played for the Trojans for four seasons up to the 2023 campaign, making a substantial impact with 40 catches for 637 yards, five touchdowns, and a remarkable average of 15.9 yards per reception. Ford was a major contributor to USC’s 11-3 record in the previous season. Ford has demonstrated his abilities throughout his current contract with the Bruins, racking up 13 catches for 152 yards in 2023.
Even while Ford may not publicly acknowledge the extra importance of this match, it is clear that playing his old team has particular significance. It should be an exciting showdown, as Ford is probably hoping to make an impression on the team he used to call home.
The stories of individual players like Kyle Ford lend an interesting dimension to an already legendary rivalry as the Bruins and Trojans get ready for this football match.