left guard Najee Toran and defensive back Will Lockett, both natives of Houston, reported that their families were safe amid the historic devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, Bruins coach Jim Mora said Tuesday.
But one of the players UCLA is expected to face in its season opener Sunday in the Rose Bowl told the Houston Chronicle that his family required a Coast Guard helicopter to rescue it from the rising floodwaters.
Texas A&M sophomore tailback Trayveon Williams told the Chronicle that his family was lifted to safety in a retractable basket in east Houston and had been transported to a shelter.