UCLA Football: Senior Safety Hoping To Leave In Style For LA Bowl
When the UCLA Bruins and Boise State Broncos square off in the LA Bowl, it will mark the final game for the seniors on the roster. For many of them, this will be their final game, and they want to make the most of everything.
The Bruins have a prime opportunity ahead of them against Boise State, and they want to end the year on a strong note. After dropping three of their last four games during the regular season, UCLA has their eyes set on getting this win for the seniors.
Bruins' senior safety Kenny Churchwell III took some time to reflect on his career, knowing what this game would mean to him.
"Between reps on the practice field, Kenny Churchwell III tried to soak it all in. The safety glanced at the Wasserman Football Center, his unofficial home since 2018, gleaming on a sunny Southern California morning. He started to check off the milestones in his head. His last Tuesday practice. His last team meetings. Finally on Saturday, his last college game. While bowl games often live in the awkward space between season finale and way-too-early preview of what’s to come, UCLA is viewing Saturday’s L.A. Bowl at 4:30 p.m. at SoFi Stadium against Mountain West champion Boise State solely as a full-stop punctuation mark for this run-on season. The Bruins hope to make it an exclamation point."
Churchwell spent his entire collegiate career with the Bruins, so this game will be very special to him. This past season, he posted 43 tackles with two of them for loss. He also added one interception on the year, as well.
“As seniors,” Churchwell said, “we gotta leave out with a bang.”
He understands that this is the final chance for all the seniors on the team to make their mark within the program. Many players don't have the skill set to enter the NFL, so this could be their last game of football for a long time.
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