So let me get this straight - he can't get on the field at ANY position now because he missed time in training camp? Seriously?

Honestly, this is just laughable. Arizona puts in an entirely new offense vs. UCLA in one week in 2005 - and beats us to a pulp. Utah does the same thing a few weeks back. And our guys miss 10 days of training camp and that's the reason they're not allowed on the field?

That is a pathetic excuse.

Brian, what is your assessment of Ossar. Do you think he's ready to play?

Wasn't that in August? It's now October. We would have been better off on Saturday if Osaar just went in the huddle and drew up plays in the dirt. Think he might have been able to convert a roll-out option for a first down or two?

No, I do not believe Rasshan is ready to play, as a quarterback. The fact is, Bethel-Thompson beat Osaar out the spring for the third position. Rasshan may be a nice change of pace for a series or two, but after that his effectiveness would be negated as the defense got more experience playing against him.
Now, as a receiver, what's the harm in putting him in for a few plays? Just make sure he knows certain plays. I think it is talent going to waste.

Is KD speaking with any sense of credibility? Rasshan came in as a scholorship QB/athlete.
MBT did not.
Other schools (LSU,Florida,Illinois, etc) bring in QBs in situations with pretty good results. With MBT inserted as #2 for weeks now, was this even considered as a contingency plan? KD has no clue what to do except to keep spinning and defending his actions (or lack of). This situation will get worse before it gets better. DG, please cut your losses, now.

Like talent-wasting is a new concept at UCLA. Several years ago there was a quarterback/receiver named Drew Bennett. He wasn't played because he was too valuable as a backup. I wonder what he's doing now? Different coach, same problem.

I was a little upset that Rasshan didn't get any plays during the game until I read that he hadn't practiced at all in that position during the week leading up to the game. That got me even more upset. But after I read that there might be a potential health issue, I was a little more sympathetic. Not knowing the exact details of what's going on with these kids, if the coaching staff decided they didn't want to risk Rasshan's health after he had a concussion by cramming him back at quarterback without sufficient prep, then I understand. Similarly, it's easy to criticize their decision not to run the ball more during the Notre Dame game, but with Markey and Pitre out, and Bell and Ramirez hurt, it's a little more understandable. Unfortunate, but understandable.

Anonymous, the concussion was sustained in mid-August. The reasoning for not playing him is ridiculous. Olson, Whittington, and Dragovic have all had concussions during the season, yet they continued to play. This seems more like coach Dorrell has an axe to grind with Rashaan (not certain why, but that's how it appears). After watching Osaar in scrimmages the last two years, I still would have gambled and used him as a running QB. He is not the drop-back guy KD wants, but in a pinch where the offense isn't working using a playmaker can turn things around.

BS.