The Ducks are keeping their beaks shut about the severity of QB Jeremiah Masoli’s knee injury sustained during Oregon’s 52-6 victory over ailing Washington State. Masoli took a tough sack in the first half of the game and a few plays later he left for good. During the second half, he was on the sidelines wearing his Duck warm-up suit. As of yesterday, Masoli finally joined the practice squad, but is playing on a limited basis. There are conflicting...
The 2009 NCAA interception leader suffered a concussion today against Stanford. Rahim Moore, UCLA’s free safety, injured himself while making a tackle in the second quarter of UCLA’s matchup with Stanford. To make matters worse, the hit resulted in a personal foul being called on Moore for hitting Stanford TE Coby Fleener. No timetable has been set for Moore’s return but the Bruins are hoping to have him back sooner than later. He already has a NCAA high 5 interceptions...
When UCLA faces off against Kansas State this weekend in the Rose Bowl, they will do so without four of their players. UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel dropped the hammer on the 4 players and suspended them for Saturday’s game for violating undisclosed team rules. Starting defensive back Courtney Viney, running back Milton Knox, and wideouts Morrell Presley and Randall Carroll are the four players that will sit out this weekend. “When you are a member of a team,...
UCLA had an impressive 19-15 win over Tennessee this past Saturday. However, the win may prove to be costly as UCLA’s star freshman QB Kevin Prince suffered a broken jaw when the Vols’ Dennis Rogan sacked him for a safety with 1:41 to play. Prince will have his jaw wired shut and he should be out 3-4 weeks. Prince is having a promising start leading the Bruins to a 2-0 record with victories over San Diego State and Tennessee....
Amid growing concerns over wildfires in LA, UCLA has decided that it will play it’s season opener this Saturday against San Diego State. However, school officials are still monitoring the situation and could postpone the game if need be. During his weekly press conference, Bruin coach Rick Neuheisel announced that the game will be played as scheduled. “We’re going to leave that to the experts, the people in Pasadena and the people fighting the fire,” Neuheisel said. “We just...
Coach Neuheisel will be down at least two freshman linebackers come preseason ball this August. Long Beach’s Jordan High recruit OLB Taniela Maka (Fr. 6’1, 217 lbs) will not enroll with the school because of academic reasons. He was quoted as saying, “I just need to get a better SAT score.” He will continue to be involved with the team as much as possible and will officially enroll in 2010. Jared Koster (Fr. 6’1. 220 lbs.), a DE at Norco Senior High, will miss...
USC’s Pete Carroll is accustomed to shaking down most of LA for recruits with little to no challenge from cross-town rival UCLA. If July is any indicator of things to come, Carroll may not be able to take that for granted for much longer. Coach Rick Neuheisel and his Bruins are making their presence in the valley known and have been hitting the recruiting circuit hard this summer. UCLA has already had an extremely active July (3 commits) and recently secured...
