Football practice update (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 7:10 pmKorey Bosworth (back) returned to practice today, as did Cory Harkey, Sean Westgate and Chase Moline. Jake Dean and Justin Mann were involved in a little skirmish. Brian Price didn’t practice Thursday, but Rick Neuheisel said he could’ve but they…
Tags: Brian Price, Chase Moline, Cory Harkey, football, Jake Dean, Justin Mann, Micah Kia, Rick Neuheisel, Sean Westgate, uclaKia finding home at guard? (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 6:00 pmTackle Micah Kia may have found a home at left guard, though no one can ever really get too comfortable in any position on this offensive line with the constant changes. In the wake of Darius Savage’s season-ending ankle surgery,…
Tags: Darius Savage, Micah Kia, Nick Ekbatani, Rick Neuheisel, Sonny TevagaUCLA Football: Updates from practice (OC Register UCLA Blog)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 7:56 pm* Coach Rick Neuheisel pitted the scout teams against one another at the end of Wednesday’s practice. Freshmen tailbacks Johnathan Franklin and Milton Knox each broke off impressive runs. The coaches are using the bye week to get a better sense of which freshmen will fill key roles next season.
“We saw some good individual efforts. […]
Practice update (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 7:13 pmThere was a scary moment at practice when Korey Bosworth didn’t get up after a collision and sustained a lower back contusion but, he’s expected to return to practice today. He got stepped on, too. He stayed down because he…
Tags: Brian Price, Chinonso Anyanwu, Cory Harkey, Crohn's disease;, Darius Savage, Micah Kia, Patrick Larimore, Rick Neuheisel, Steve SloanAnswers, Part I (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 14, 2008 at 10:00 amMorning, folks. Lots of questions this week again, but I’m not sure how many sets of answers today. I’m thinking of at least 15 with a few segments spilling over to Saturday. Also, I will have an update later today…
Tags: basketball, Ben Olsen, football, Kevin Craft, Micah Kia, National Basketball Association, Oregon, uclaSpaulding Roundup: Remembering Notre Dame & More OL Shuffle (Bruins Nation)
Posted November 14, 2008 at 5:00 amThe Friday before taking on a win less Washington program, few of our guys are thinking about the Notre Dame game from last season. Here is Dohn:
“I was telling guys we can’t take them lightly because last year Notre Dame was 0-fer and they came in and beat us,” UCLA sophomore defensive tackle Brian Price said. “We’ve got to take these guys way serious.”
Price …
Tags: Brian Price, football, Jake Dean, Jake Locker, Jeff Baca, Josiah Johnson, Micah Kia, Micah Reed, Michael Fey, Mike Harris, Nick Ekbatani, Rahim Moore, Rick Neuheisel, Ronnie Fouch, Ryan Hollins, Seattle, Sonny Tevaga, ucla, WashingtonSome quick UCLA Notes…. (Press Enterprise News Blog, ucla)
Posted November 11, 2008 at 7:30 pm*Wide receiver Nelson Rosario reinjured his right ankle in practice and his status for the game will be determined later this week.
*Micah Kia, who lost his starting center job after being injured earlier in the year, took a significant amount of snaps at the position Tuesday and Neuheisel said a decision between him and Jake Dean would be made later this week.
*Quarterback Ben Olson took …
Tags: Ben Olson, Jake Dean, Micah Kia, Nelson Rosario, uclaSome quick UCLA notes…. (Press Enterprise News Blog, ucla)
Posted November 8, 2008 at 4:33 pmIt’s early, but here are some noteworthy tid-bits.
*Quarterback Kevin Craft, receiver Gavin Ketchum and defensive tackles Brian Price and Brigham Harwell were UCLA’s game captains on Saturday.
*Jeff Baca started at left tackle for the Bruins in place of Micah Kia, who has struggled with confidence and performance issues this season.
*Corona Santiago High graduate Tony Dye, who was bothered by a foot injury earlier in …
Tags: Brian Price, Brigham Harwell, Gavin Ketchum, Jeff Baca, Kevin Craft, Micah Kia, Regniald Stokes;, Santiago High, Tony Dye, uclaBaca holds his ground and more notes (OC Register UCLA Blog)
Posted November 6, 2008 at 7:51 pmFreshman Jeff Baca withstood competition from junior Micah Kia and held onto the left tackle seized at halftime of the Arizona game. Coaches had divided snaps with the first-team offense this week, hoping to spur both players to perform better.
Baca (Mission Viejo), who missed the Cal game with a strained hamstring, said he didn’t have […]
Thin blue line (LA Times - What's Bruin, UCLA Football)
Posted November 6, 2008 at 3:35 amFrom the onset of the 2008 season, there was no question UCLA’s biggest concern would be the offensive line. Even then, it was hard to imagine the continuity issues that would arise. Things didn’t get any easier when guards Micah…
Tags: Adam, Adam Rose, Bob Palcic, Brandon Bennett, Darius Savage, football, Jake Dean, Jeff Baca, Jess Ward, LA Times, Luis Sinco;, Micah Kia, Micah Reed, Mike Harris, Nate Chandler, Nick Ekbatani, Rick Neuheisel, Scott Glicksberg, Sonny Tevaga, uclaChandler moves again and more (OC Register UCLA Blog)
Posted November 5, 2008 at 9:19 pmIt’s another week, so that must mean another number and another assignment for sophomore Nate Chandler.
For the third time this season, UCLA coaches have switched Chandler’s position. He was a tight end in spring camp, then was turned into a tackle going into the fall. After injuries to two tight ends, he switched back.
Last week, […]
Answers, Part X (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted October 31, 2008 at 4:20 pmHere is the 10th set:…
Tags: Aaron Meyer, basketball, football, John Martinez, Kansas, Micah Kia, Missouri, National Basketball Association, ucla, Utah, Xavier Sua FiloUCLA’s Harris to get start…. (Press Enterprise News Blog, ucla)
Posted October 25, 2008 at 12:06 pmMike Harris will get his first career start today at right tackle for the Bruins. The move was necassary when LT Jeff Baca got hurt this week, forcing Micah Kia to move to the LT spot from the right side.
Tags: Jeff Baca, Micah Kia, Mike Harris, uclaPac-10 final injury report (ESPN: Ted Miller's Pac-10 Blog)
Posted October 25, 2008 at 7:24 amPosted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller Arizona WR Mike Thomas, probable, ankle WR Delashaun Dean, probable, shoulder DT Kaniela Tuipulotu, probable, ankle DT Jowyn Ward, questionable, foot Arizona State QB Rudy Carpenter, probable, ankle RB Keegan Herring, probable, hamstring DT David Smith, probable, neck KÂ Thomas Weber, probable, wrist LB Brandon Magee, questionable, pectoral RB Jarrell …
Tags: Angelo Fobbs-Valentino, Arizona, Bernard Hicks, Brandon Magee, Butch Lewis, California, Cary Harris, Chase Moline, Chris Pousson, Clint Floyd, Damian Williams, Dan Knapp, Darrin Harris, David Freeman, David Seawright, David Smith, Dominic Glover, Everson Griffen, Jeff Baca, Joe McKnight, Jonathan Clark, Josh Gage, Joshua Edwards, Justin Roper, Kyle Bosworth, Luther Brown, Matt Hustad, Micah Kia, Mike Harris, Mike Tepper, Mike Thomas, Oregon, Rahim Moore, Raymond Carter, Reginald Stokes, Rudy Carpenter, Stanley Havili, Ted Miller, Terrance Pritchett, Thomas Herring, Thomas Weber, Tom Blake, Tyson Alualu, UCLA LB, Vidal Hazelton, Walter Thurmond, WashingtonAnswers, Part XIII (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted October 24, 2008 at 4:30 pmHere is the 13th set:…
Tags: Acosta Center, basketball, Hawaii, Joel Gray, Malik Hairston, Micah Kia, Morgan Center, National Football League, Norm Chow, Oregon, Stanford, Storage, Texas, uclaUCLA to start Kia on offensive line Saturday (Daily News)
Posted October 23, 2008 at 10:41 pmUCLA offensive lineman Micah Kia was about to be benched a second time before an injury to Jeff Baca thrust him back into the starting lineup at left tackle for this week’s game at Cal.
Tags: Jeff Baca, Micah Kia, uclaIn Neuheisel’s words (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted October 23, 2008 at 7:46 pmThis is Rick Neuheisel’s post-practice interview with reporters. General comments about Thursday’s practice… I thought it was a great Thursday practice. It was what we needed, there’s a lot of spirited kids … we’re looking forward to the contest….
Tags: Derrick Coleman, Dokie Williams, Micah Kia, Mike Harris, Rick Neuheisel, Tom RamseyNeuheisel post-practice (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted October 22, 2008 at 8:59 pmHere’s Rick Neuheisel’s comments following Wednesday’s practice. Good practice, not as good as yesterday, so we’ve got to figure out exactly why and make sure we’re a lot more urgent than tomorrow. I think our guest speaker (Ed Kezirian) made…
Tags: Ed Kezirian, Micah Kia, Rick Neuheisel, uclaUpdate on UCLA’s Baca… (Press Enterprise News Blog, ucla)
Posted October 22, 2008 at 8:01 pmLeft tackle Jeff Baca will not play this week after straining his left hamstring on Tuesday while running after a player who intercepted a pass and will not play this week, further hampering UCLA’s already banged up and inexperienced offensive line.
Baca said he expects to return for the Nov. 8 Oregon State game and that he did not consider the injury to be serious. Micah …
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