Diddy’s Son Justin Combs Signs to Play Football at UCLA

February 3, 2012 by The Master Chief

Congratulations are most definitely in order for Diddy‘s 18-year-old son Justin Combs, who has officially signed on to play football next year at UCLA!

Flanked by his family, including his proud multimillionaire father, his mother Misa Hylton and his grandmother Janice Combs, Justin — a 5-foot-9, 175-pound corner-back — signed a national letter of intent at the school on National Signing Day Wednesday (Feb 1) in Los Angeles.

“It was love at first sight,” Justin told reporters following the press conference. “When I stepped on the campus, I knew I was going to be a player there. I knew I just had to get there.”

Justin, who reportedly worked out with Jets star cornerback Darrell Revis in an effort to improve his game, accepted the full Division 1 scholarship to play football for the UCLA Bruins, which costs up to $54K a year to attend.

“It was worth it,” Justin said about signing with UCLA. “I got chills just signing it.”

Justin will go out to UCLA on June 24th and is looking forward to playing his first game for the Bruins.

“It’s going to be surreal at first but then at the end of the day you’ve got to go to work and you’ve got to get what’s yours and show why you’ve been working hard,” he said. “So I’m ready for that. I can’t wait.”

Justin Combs poses with his dad during a previous campus visit at UCLA

Last year when the news first broke, Sean “Diddy” Combs released a statement, calling his son’s commitment to UCLA one of the proudest moments of his life.

“This is everything a father could want for his son, for him to excel at what he loves to do and is truly passionate about,” said Diddy in the statement. “Justin is a shining example of what hard work, determination and a strong mentality can achieve. I am honored to call him my son and am happy that he is fulfilling his dream.”

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  • http://twitter.com/Dani21Daw Hardwork Dedication

    He is a little small to play corner 5’9 will not cut it!!! But good luck!!

    • Eam031

      Wow, very encouraging and positive. He has to be good, why would he get a full ride if he wasn’t. R u upset u didn’t make it or get a full ride?

  • http://www.facebook.com/ronald.gee Ron Gee

    Nice to have Justin on campus, he will enjoy his UCLA experience.

    As a side note to those who think UCLA is an expensive school to attend at $54K. California resident tuition is under $13K. Nonresident tuition is about $37K, which is what the scholarship would cover since Mr. Combs is a NY state resident. The additional $17K is mostly for rent (dorms run about $14K), books, transportation costs, health insurance, food, personal spending money, etc. For a resident of California, whose family lives in Los Angeles so they can live at home and commute to school instead of renting a dorm or apartment, the cost is very reasonable compared to a private school.

  • http://thefoolishtruth.com/ Naeem Congo

    You think Diddy would adopt a 33 year old man?

  • Kerry_one

     My friend just told me a nice place — T’ a” ll m’ i n ‘g ‘l’ e. c ‘o ‘M ‘– it’s the most effective site in the world to connect with, date and marry tall, and big people.. It’s worthy a try.

  • Kerry_one

    My friend just told me a nice place — T’ a” ll m’ i n ‘g ‘l’ e. c ‘o ‘M ‘– it’s the most effective site in the world to connect with, date and marry tall, and big people.. It’s worthy a try.

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