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Linebacker Zach Whitley withdraws from UCLA

By Chris Foster

UCLA linebacker Zach Whitley has withdrawn from the university and is expected to transfer.

Whitley was one of the top high school linebackers in the nation a year ago. Whitley appeared in nine games for the Bruins, making one tackle. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound defender has not practiced with the team since November.

Whitley enrolled in UCLA in January 2014.

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Chris Foster

Chris Foster is a former sports writer for the Los Angeles Times who covered UCLA football and basketball, USC basketball, the Kings and the Ducks. He grew up in San Clemente, arriving long before Richard Nixon came to town. As a teen, he surfed, played football and basketball, and fell in love with sports journalism. Foster died Dec. 13, 2023.

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