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Wilton Speight persuaded to join UCLA after hearing Chip Kelly pitch

LOS ANGELES -- Quarterback Wilton Speight understands why it's easy to question his decision to transfer from Michigan to UCLA to play for Chip Kelly in his final season of eligibility.

He doesn't fit the dual-threat mold that Kelly relied on during his time at Oregon and must emerge from a competition that includes four other players to win the starting job.

Those factors, he said, weren't of much concern.

"[Kelly} and I talked a lot about how he ran things with Nick Foles, Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez [in the NFL]," said Speight, after his second practice with UCLA.