Experience trumps the dual threat options. New UCLA Head Football Coach Chip Kelly has selected Senior Wilton Speight to start at Quarterback on Saturday against Cincinnati, over faster, more agile running QB options Devon Modster and Freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Speight actually beat Cinci last year as a Wolverine, so maybe that’s a good omen, and possibly a factor in the decision.
Speight was at one time a hot-shot QB at Michigan, with a long winning streak under his belt before getting injured. His comeback campaign was never as glorious as that early win streak, and ultimately paved the way for his trek West to Westwood.