UCLA Transfer QB Emphasizes Distinct Pressure in Quarterback Role

The number one question on any UCLA fan's mind is: Who will be the starting quarterback come Week 1?

Currently, we don't know the answer, and head coach Chip Kelly isn't giving us any clues. The battle remains the most anticipated one of fall camp, and we continue keeping a close eye on it.

One of the quarterbacks that has a chance a grabbing the QB1 role is transfer QB Collin Schlee. Schlee is a transfer from Kent State and is in a good position to get the role. However, two other candidates could take the spot as well.

Schlee knew what he signed up for but wouldn't want it any other way. He came to UCLA to play for a bigger program, and he's already feeling the effects of it, even in practice.

"I've never experienced this kind of conditioning. It's a little more intense," Schlee said. "They expect a lot more out of you, because you know, you come to such a great school, you got to be at your best. So if you don't, they're going to start getting on you and getting on you until you do it at your best."

(via ESPN)

UCLA is a major program, one of the best in the world for that matter, and Collin wanted to be a part of that. No offense to Kent State, but you can't put them in the same sentence as UCLA. That's the truth of it.

Although Schlee is coming from a lesser program, it does;t mean he's coming into something too unfamiliar. Kelly's offense is similar to what he ran at Kent State, and it could give him the edge in the QB battle.

"This is more of an NFL-style offense," Schlee said. "At Kent State, it was pretty self-explanatory. It was basically just like a normal college offense. This is way more. ... I don't know, there's more stuff going on, more schemes, but it's helped me for the long run where I want to go in the future more in terms of reads and making progressions."

(via ESPN)

Could this give Schlee the upper hand in the battle? We're not sure, but we'll find out soon enough.