Answers, part I (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 21, 2008 at 9:45 amI’m thinking there will be at least 16 parts today. Also, for those who usually don’t check out the chat, maybe today will be a good day for it since UCLA tips off hoops at 2 p.m. (L.A. time) against…
Tags: basketball, cancer, Deon Thompson;, football, Jason Taylor;, Jess Ward, Jill Painter, Marlon Pollard, Matt Barkley, Micah Reed, online sources;, Rick Neuheisel, Scott Glicksberg, Sonny Tevaga, Taylor Embree, Taylor Swift;, Tommy Trojan, ucla, USDKia 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 TevagaMore Tevaga (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 12:22 pmHere is something else offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga said about his return to the team after coach Rick Neuheisel’s forced separation last week. “I have to be positive,” Tevaga said. “Coach Neuheisel says to be relentlessly positive, so I just…
Tags: Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, uclaSpaulding 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, vomitingSonny Tevaga returns to practice at UCLA (Los Angeles Times)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 1:00 amOffensive lineman says his attitude, which Coach Rick Neuheisel had questioned, has improved. His playing status, however, remains uncertain.
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Tags: football, Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, uclaTevaga returns (OC Register UCLA Blog)
Posted November 18, 2008 at 8:31 pmCoach Rick Neuheisel reinstated backup guard Sonny Tevaga Tuesday after leaving him off the travel roster for Saturday’s game at Washington. Neuheisel wanted Tevaga to re-dedicate himself to football.
Neuheisel met with Tevaga Tuesday. After practice, Neuheisel said the issue was behind them, but that he hadn’t decided whether Tevaga will join the team on the […]
More notes (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 18, 2008 at 8:15 pmUCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said his meeting with offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga was productive, and Tevaga said he took the weekend to prioritize his life and realized football was important and he wants to remain with the Bruins. He practiced…
Tags: Brian Price, Chase Moline, Darius Savage, football, Rick Neuheisel, Scott Glicksberg, Sean Westgate, Sonny Tevaga, uclaUCLA’s Tevaga back from suspension after meeting with Neuheisel (ESPN: Ted Miller's Pac-10 Blog)
Posted November 18, 2008 at 3:13 pmPosted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller UCLA offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga apparently convinced coach Rick Neuheisel that he’s had an attitude adjustment. Suspended last week for a lack of commitment, Tevaga won over Neuheisel during a Tuesday morning meeting and was allowed to rejoin the team. “He’ll be back at practice today and we’ll see where it leads,” Neuheisel said. Neuheisel was never specific about what Tevaga did to …
Tags: Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, Ted Miller, uclaTevaga back (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 18, 2008 at 2:17 pmSeems as if the blog problem is fixed, so I can finally get this out. UCLA offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga will be back at practice with UCLA today. Tevaga and coach Rick Neuheisel met today to discuss Tevaga’s status. He…
Tags: Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, ucla, WashingtonNeuheisel: Tevaga will practice (OC Register UCLA Blog)
Posted November 18, 2008 at 12:01 pmCoach Rick Neuheisel said he met with guard Sonny Tevaga and that Tevaga will practice this afternoon. However, Neuheisel said, “We’ll see where it leads in terms of whether he’ll become a playing member of the team again.”
Neuheisel had Tevaga remain in Los Angeles when the Bruins traveled to Washington last week so he could […]
UCLA offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga expected to rejoin team (Los Angeles Times)
Posted November 18, 2008 at 1:01 amCoach Rick Neuheisel met with Tevaga after leaving him home for last weekend’s game at Washington.
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Tags: Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, ucla, WashingtonSpaulding Roundup: QB/OL Notes (Bruins Nation)
Posted November 17, 2008 at 4:00 amBruins now have a bye week to refocus and to continue to work on the issues that have plagued them all season. At this point, it is unclear to me exactly what can the coaches do to fix our two main problems – QB and OL - holding back our offense. Yet, the coaches will keep trying. Dohn has CRN’s analysis of Craft’s weekend …
Tags: Ben Olson, Brandon Bennett, Brian Price, Craft, discus, Jake Dean, London Games;, Micah Reed, Nick Crissman, Olympic, Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, ucla, WashingtonTwo more things (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 16, 2008 at 7:40 pmUCLA coach Rick Neuheisel will meet with offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga on Tuesday to determine whether or not he will be re-instated after being given the weekend to evaluate his “commitment” to football. Also, Neuheisel said QB Ben Olson met…
Tags: Ben Olson, football, Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, 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, WashingtonUCLA’s Sonny Tevaga won’t make the trip to Seattle (Los Angeles Times)
Posted November 14, 2008 at 1:00 amCoach says the backup right guard needs ‘to reevaluate how important football is in his life.’
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Tags: football, Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, ucla, WashingtonSonny Tevaga to miss trip, needs “to do some soul-searching” (LA Times - What's Bruin, UCLA Football)
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, WashingtonGuard 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 […]
Tevaga given leave (Daily News - Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn)
Posted November 13, 2008 at 7:01 pmUCLA offensive guard Sonny Tevaga will not be with the team this weekend after coach Rick Neuheisel asked Tevaga to take a weekend leave from the team to make sure he was still committed to football. “It’s not disciplinary, but…
Tags: football, Rick Neuheisel, Sonny Tevaga, uclaSpaulding 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 …
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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…
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