Maurice Jones-Drew pushed his son to play college football everywhere except his alma mater.

“I didn’t want things to not work out and him be upset at me,” Jones-Drew, the former All-America running back and punt returner at UCLA, told the California Post on Monday, “so I wanted this to be his decision purely.”

But some things just feel like destiny.

The Bruins 2027 recruiting class continues to get better following the commitment of Duece Jones-Drew, the son of former UCLA star RB Maurice Jones-Drew. AP

After overseeing his own recruitment and listening to all the pitches, high school running back Duece Jones-Drew decided he wanted to follow his father’s lead and become a Bruin.

That thrilled his father in all ways besides one.

“I’m scared,” the elder Jones-Drew cracked, “because I think all my records that are left – if there are any left – are about to go falling down.”

By giving UCLA his verbal commitment on Sunday afternoon – one day after he attended the team’s spring game at the Rose Bowl –…