Camp glance
Here is a story I wrote for today's paper on UCLA's offensive line situation, and the at-a-glance capsule that cannot be found online.
UCLA AT A GLANCE
Opening game: Monday, Sept. 1, 5 p.m., vs. Tennessee, Rose Bowl
Practice dates: Today through Aug. 20
Open to the public: Practices through Aug. 20 are open to the public. The last major scrimmage is Aug. 16 at Drake Stadium
Major changes: Head coach Rick Neuheisel replaces Karl Dorrell and offensive coordinator Norm Chow begins his first season. ...The Bruins lost three-fourths of their starting secondary and have only two linemen who played on the offensive last season. ...Quarterback Patrick Cowan is out of the year after tearing a knee ligament in the spring.
Storylines: How will UCLA piece together an inexperienced offensive line? Will Ben Olson show enough to hold onto the starting quarterback spot? What freshmen will make immediate impacts and be playing against Tennessee?
About Inside UCLA
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.
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