Jay Toia's dalliance with transfer portal ends in a triumphant return to UCLA


by Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times— Turns out there’s no need to cross one big name off UCLA’s spring football roster. Jay Toia returned to practice Tuesday, five days after he entered the transfer portal to assess his options. “I'm just excited big man is back,” Bruins coach DeShaun Foster said of the 6-foot-3, 325-pound defensive lineman. “We knew with our culture here, our beliefs, the way we coach, our development — we just felt that that really, at the end of the day, overcomes anything that's coming inside trying to take...

San Bernardino Sun—DL Jay Toia returns to UCLA football. The Grace Brethren alumnus started 12 of 13 games and had 28 tackles (four for a loss) and a sack in 2023.

@SGVTribune—DL Jay Toia returns to UCLA football. The Grace Brethren alumnus started 12 of 13 games and had 28 tackles (four for a loss) and a sack in 2023.

@sbsun—DL Jay Toia returns to UCLA football. The Grace Brethren alumnus started 12 of 13 games and had 28 tackles (four for a loss) and a sack in 2023.