LOS ANGELES – Close to 100 people from his home state of Texas have asked UCLA running back Soso Jamabo for tickets to his team’s season opener in College Station. Fellow Texas native Eldridge Massington is getting ticket requests from people he barely even knows.
Despite the daunting task of handling ticket requests, the opportunity for a big homecoming makes UCLA’s matchup with Texas A&M on Sept. 3 even more exciting for the eight Bruins from Texas.
“I can’t wait,” said Jamabo, who is from Plano, Texas. “I’ve been waiting on it for a long time, ever since we knew we were playing them.