Tim Skipper Reacts to UCLA's First Commitment Since Promotion

Not only are things looking up for the UCLA Bruins on the field since Tim Skipper was named interim head coach, the Bruins also landed their first commitment since dismissing DeShaun Foster.

If Foster was good at anything, it was recruiting. During his tenure, he conjured up what was once a top 20 recruiting class in the nation. Immediately after his firing, the class dropped from 23 to 11 pledges and down to the 80s in the rankings.

However, the recruiting staff remained locked in and they landed a three-star offensive tackle, Travis Robertson, who flipped from Bowling Green.

Although he's not able to speak on specific recruits, during Monday's media availability, Skipper reacted to the commitment and the work his staff has been putting in.

• "We're full speed ahead, we're working," Skipper said. "I mean, we're grinding over here. We're not letting anything go to waste or not giving effort in one area or another. It's full speed ahead in everything that we're doing.

• "We have a great support staff. I could name a million people, but that teamwork that's happening in there and getting kids to be at games and things like that, and to visit and see UCLA and see all the wonderful things that we have here, and just give them ways of why you should be here. 'You're at the Rose Bowl, what a beautiful day. Who wouldn't want to be here?' That type of thing. And then to see our style of play and the efforts we do on the field. I think it's a win-win for a lot of the guys that we're recruiting."