About those throwing, running the ball

| | Comments (7) |

Here is the story I wrote for today's paper about UCLA's running back situation, as well as a notebook that includes the injury to quarterback Kevin Prince.
I know a lot of people are intrigued by the weight gain by a lot of UCLA's players, and I talked to linebacker Akeem Ayers about it after Tuesday's practice.
He gained 20 pounds in the offseason and was at 255, but he said the coaching staff asked him to drop some of the weight and he is now at 248.

7 Comments

Anonymous said:

Brian,

Raymond Carter is a redshirt sophomore, not a junior.

VBs Cat said:

Dohn,
will you be watching Liverpool/Chelsea game today?
or you working?

Brian Dohn Author Profile Page said:

I will be doing both.

VBs Cat said:

nice :)
i'll catch whatevers left at my lunch time.
im rooting for Barcalona though since their my team on FIFA06...lol

Good Luck to your team

Thomas Soteros-McNamara Author Profile Page said:

Is it just me or does it seem like Chow has pretty much decided that Prince and Ramirez are superior (which they might be) without really letting spring practice get in the way? I hope people do not get the impression he is playing favorites.

BruinJigs Author Profile Page said:

I find it hard to believe that Ayers was ever up to 255. I just can fathom that kids can add and drop weight with that relative of ease, but I may be wrong.

All that being said, I believe ideal playing weight for Ayers LB'ers in general is around 245-250, so Ayers fits in perfectly.

j_doe said:

So with 19 career carries, Ramirez is the go-to guy? Even Coleman had more carries last year as a freshman.

Leave a comment

About Inside UCLA

Stay on top of all UCLA sports with up-to-the-minute information and insight from Jon Gold and the rest of the Daily News sports staff.

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Brian Dohn published on April 8, 2009 8:18 AM.

Night Owl Special was the previous entry in this blog.

QB prospect to watch is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Recent Comments

j_doe on About those throwing, running the ball: So with 19 career carries, Ramirez is the go-to guy? Even Coleman had ...

BruinJigs on About those throwing, running the ball: I find it hard to believe that Ayers was ever up to 255. I just can fa ...

Thomas Soteros-McNamara on About those throwing, running the ball: Is it just me or does it seem like Chow has pretty much decided that P ...

VBs Cat on About those throwing, running the ball: nice :) i'll catch whatevers left at my lunch time. im rooting for Ba ...

Brian Dohn on About those throwing, running the ball: I will be doing both. ...

VBs Cat on About those throwing, running the ball: Dohn, will you be watching Liverpool/Chelsea game today? or you workin ...

Anonymous on About those throwing, running the ball: Brian, Raymond Carter is a redshirt sophomore, not a junior. ...

Powered by Movable Type 4.25

Advertisement

Other blogs

Neuheisel ON: The Wall in Inside UCLA with Jon Gold
Galaxy, Donovan to Make "Major Player Announcement" Wednesday in 100 Percent Soccer
Answer Tuesday! (Part 3) in Inside USC with Scott Wolf
SI's fifth annual sports media in review in Farther Off the Wall
Girls Basketball: Varney shining for Oak Park in Daily News High School Spotlight