Here is the notebook I wrote in today’s paper, focusing on UCLA’s offense going against Tennessee’s defense.
“They’re returning everybody and they’ve got really good players up front,” UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft said. “They’re linebackers can move and they have one safety (Berry), he’s really good. He’ll come up and hit you and he also had some interceptions.”

Morning, all. Here is the 12th set of answers:
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UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel met with the media Friday, and here is what he said:

Here is the final set of answers for the night, but if there is any other breaking news, I will have it tonight. However, because of the high volume of questions again, I will have a few sets of answers Saturday.
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UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel was — surprise, surprise — enthusiastic about Friday’s practice, saying he liked the way the Bruins performed and the players looked fresh.
It also came as little surprise when Neuheisel said it would be safe for me to pencil in Micah Kia as the starting left tackle. Kia went through a full practice with his left hand in a cast, but with each of his fingers sticking out, which gave him plenty more mobility.
And despite a poor day kicking off, special teams coach Frank Gansz Jr. said he expected Jimmy Rotstein to handle kickoffs.
On an injury note, quarterback Nick Crissman is going to have a second MRI on his injured right shoulder after the first one came back cloudy. However, the fear is Crissman tore his labrum in the front, and he acknowledged surgery may be needed.

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By the way, I will be on ESPN radio 710-AM in Los Angeles at 7 p.m. tonight.
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For some reason, the notebook I wrote for today’s paper never made it online. I am trying to get it straightened out, but here is what I wrote:
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Here is the seventh set of answers:
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