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Chip Kelly Names Michigan Transfer Wilton Speight UCLA's Starting QB

UCLA head football coach Chip Kelly has chosen his starting quarterback for his return to the sidelines.

On Thursday, UCLA announced Wilton Speight, who transferred to the program this offseason from Michigan, will start Saturday's season-opening contest against the Cincinnati Bearcats. Speight beat out Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Devon Modster in the race to become the starting signal-caller.

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