Post practice update
UCLA players caught the wrath of the coaching staff Tuesday when they did the traditional ditching of practice, but without going "over the wall" but rather by running through an open gate, so coach Rick Neuheisel ended Thursday's practice, after a two-hour session, by sending all the players "over the wall." And this time they all went over it.
The practice was quick in tempo and hard-hitting, and Neuheisel was generally pleased. However, he was upset about a half-dozen of so fumbled snaps between center Micah Reed and quarterback Ben Olson, and said he will get that cleaned up by focusing on it.
As far as Friday's scrimmage is concerned, guard Nick Ekbatani could see some action after missing the last week with a sprained ankle.
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This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
So... they ditched one of the few practices the NCAA allows, embarrassed the school and chased off recruits..
and as a punishment they... climbed... a... wall.
Well, they must have had them do it a hundr... what? Once.
That'll teach 'em
Welcome to the Rick Neuheisel era of out-of-control athletes.
So seriously, nobody's going to comment on the "punishment?"