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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 Tevaga (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Ekbatani Q&A (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 1:00 pmHere’s your questions and answers for Nick Ekbatani:…
Tags: Aaron Perez, Andy Akerlund;, basketball, Challenge;, Chris Joseph, Christmas, favorite food, food, Jason Taylor;, Logan Paulsen, Micah Reed, Nick Ekbatani, Rutgers, San Diego, Steve Kerr, Taylor Embree, Taylor Swift;, Thanksgiving (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Spaulding Roundup: Sobering Notes (Bruins Nation)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 4:00 amWe have some sobering news to pass on from Spaulding on this Humpday. We will start with a note that is somewhat positive. Sonny Tevaga is back in practice and he is insisting that he is committed to focusing on UCLA football:
UCLA offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga returned to practice Tuesday insisting that he has an improved attitude about football. […] …
Tags: arthritis;, Ben Olson, Chinonso Anyanwu, cramps, Crohn's disease;, David Garrard;, football, Jacksonville Jaguars, Nick Ekbatani, pain, Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, ucla, vomiting (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pick a player (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 18, 2008 at 11:59 amFolks, we are still having blog problems. The best thing I can tell you is the check the front page of the Daily News sports on the web and see the blog entries on the right. That seems to be…
Tags: Daily News, Nick Ekbatani (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Spaulding 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 …
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Posted November 13, 2008 at 7:53 pmUCLA football right guard Sonny Tevaga was held out of practice Thursday and he won’t be making the trip to Washington for Saturday night’s game, as Coach Rick Neuheisel said the sophomore from Compton Dominguez High needs “to reevaluate how…
Tags: Alex Gallardo/Los Angeles Times, football, Lance Pugmire;, Los Angeles Times, Nick Ekbatani, Rick Neuheisel, Shannon;, Sonny Tevaga, ucla, Washington (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Guard Tevaga won’t go to Washington (OC Register UCLA Blog)
Posted November 13, 2008 at 7:16 pmCoach Rick Neuheisel announced after Thursday’s practice that offensive guard Sonny Tevaga, who was not at practice, will remain in Los Angeles when the team travels to Seattle for Saturday’s game against Washington.
Neuheisel said it was not a disciplinary measure.
“There are some things going on in his life that are detracting from what he needs to do […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Stats and stuff (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 9, 2008 at 8:08 pmHere are some stats, courtesy of UCLA:…
Tags: Aaron Perez, Aaron Ware, Alterraun Verner, Arizona, Bret Lockett, Brian Price, Brigham Harwell, California, Cory Harkey, Darius Savage, Derrick Coleman, IEP, Jake Dean, Jeff Baca, Jeff Miller, Kahlil Bell, Kai Forbath, Kevin Craft, Korey Bosworth, Lott Trophy, Marcedes Lewis, Maurice Drew, Mike Harris, Nick Ekbatani, Oregon, Outland Trophy, Rahim Moore, Reggie Carter, Reginald Stokes, Ryan Moya, Stanford, Steve Sloan, Taylor Embree, Tennessee, Terrence Austin, Tony Dye, ucla (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Answers, part X (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 7, 2008 at 5:40 pmBefore I get to the 10th set, can someone please answer one of my questions? Is Captain Phil out on the Bering Sea? Or did he have to take the King Crab season off? Now, onto the 10th set:…
Tags: Bering Sea, Brigham Harwell, Darius Savage, DeWayne Walker, football, Nick Ekbatani, Phil, ucla (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Answers, Part V (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 7, 2008 at 2:00 pmHere is the fifth set:…
Tags: Al Borges;, football, Jake Dean, Jedd Fisch;, Jeff Baca, Lance Stephenson, Micah Reed, Michael Snaner;, Mike Harris, Neuheisel, Nick Ekbatani, Norm Chow, Raymond Carter, Rip Scherer;, ucla (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Spaulding Roundup: Oregon State Game Notes (Bruins Nation)
Posted November 7, 2008 at 5:00 amSo a huge game for the Bruin defense tomorrow. I didn’t get to watch the game against Cal but from it sounded (based on various observations and clips posted here on BN) the Bruin defense did a pretty good job in hanging in there against Cal’s explosive running attack, until the roof collapsed in fourth quarter from our unforced errors on the offensive side of …
Tags: Austin, Brandon Bennett, Darius Savage, DeWayne Walker, football, Jake Dean, Jeff Baca, Jess Ward, Lyle Moevao, Micah Reed, Mike Harris, Nick Ekbatani, Oregon, Rick Neuheisel, Rosario, Ryan Moya, Scott Glicksberg, Sonny Tevaga, Stanford, Tennessee, ucla (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...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, ucla (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Chandler 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, […]
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Posted November 4, 2008 at 9:00 pmUCLA already was dangerously thin on the offensive line when Coach Rick Neuheisel announced Tuesday that two key backups would be suspended for Saturday’s game against Oregon State.
Neuheisel said guards Scott Glicksberg and Micah Reed, as well as reserve defensive tackle Jess Ward, won’t be in uniform for a game that the Bruins have to […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Divisional issues? (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 3, 2008 at 12:10 pmUCLA players said last week there was no division within the team despite the offense playing so poorly and the defense keeping the Bruins in games until late. “The last thing we need is division, and I don’t feel that,”…
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Posted October 26, 2008 at 2:30 pmAfter running for 16 yards on 22 carries, frustration with UCLA’s rushing attack was a staple of the postgame discussion. “This is unbelievably frustrating,” UCLA guard Nick Ekbatani said. “Individually, that’s one of my strengths. I like to run the…
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(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Strength vs. technique (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted October 26, 2008 at 9:45 amAfter members of the coaching staff acknowledged UCLA’s offensive line, as a whole, needed to improve it’s strength, I asked Bruins guard Nick Ekbatani about it. “I can only look at myself, and I don’t think strength was a factor,”…
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Posted October 23, 2008 at 10:35 amUCLA cornerback Alterraun Verner. Here is a quick Q&A, with the questions selected from those you folks asked earlier in the week. 1. Favorite book? It’s kind of me being a kid, but Harry Potter. 2. Any hidden talents I…
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Posted October 22, 2008 at 4:00 amWe have some bad news and good news to get you going on this Humpday. We will start with the bad. Another week, another set of injuries at Spaulding Field. Freshman OT Jeff Baca was hurt at practice yesterday:
Tackle Jeff Baca hobbled off the UCLA practice field Tuesday, creating more turmoil for the Bruins’ offensive line. Baca, a freshman who …
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