Pac-12 media day: Injuries force UCLA’s Young, Oliver to quit football

UCLA tight end John Young and offensive tackle Will Oliver have had to end their football careers because of injuries, a person familiar with the situation said Friday.

Young, a tight end from Los Angeles Loyola, has battled knee injuries since coming to UCLA in 2010. Oliver, who played at Brentwood (Ca.) Heritage High School, has struggled with injuries to both shoulders.

The departures leave UCLA with 84 scholarship players, one under the NCAA limit.

ALSO:

Pac-12 media day: UCLA is favored to win the South

Pac-12 media day: Marqise Lee and Hayes Pullard represent USC

Pac-12 media day: Sonny Dykes cautions against player safety assumptions