Pre-practice concussion report
Tight end Logan Paulsen and safety Glenn Love are both sitting out practice with injuries. While I need to check on Love's injury (I will have an update later), Paulsen has a concussion, which he received on a clean tackle by Akeem Ayers during a full contract drill in Thursday's night practice.
Paulsen's concussion will keep him out, at least until mid next week based on new protocol for treating concussions.
As I understand it, a player must be symptom free for 24 hours before he can have aerobic activity. If he remains symptom free, he can be exerted on the field the next day. If he remains symptom free, he can go through a non-contact practice the next day.
And if he is symptom free after the non-contact drill, he can take part in a full practice the next day.
In short, if a player gets a concussion during a game on Saturday, the first time he can go through a full practice is the following Thursday.
By the way, middle linebacker Reggie Carter and E.J. Woods remain spectators at practice because of concussions
And by my count, it means WRs Taylor Embree and Gavin Ketchum, Carter, Paulsen, OL Mike Harris, Woods and LB Mike Schmitt all will be out of Saturday's scrimmage.
On a positive note, QB Osaar Rasshan and RT Nate Chandler returned to practice today.
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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