This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ucla as UCLA's 2027 Running Back Board.

The highest ranked recruit to transfer from Oregon during Dan Lanning’s tenure, Pleasant left for UCLA this spring

A preseason poll of Big Ten media members expects the Trojans and Bruins to finish ninth and 15th? Expect better from both of these programs.

According to ESPN's football power index (FPI), Ohio State is expected to defend its national title and be the best team in the nation, winning a projected 10.3 games (7.7 in the Big Ten), being the first-ranked team in college football. Here's what Connelly had to say about Ryan Day and the Buckeyes: