With Dietrich Riley’s leveling hit on Anthony Barr yesterday, the tackling issue came up. Neither player was injured, but the Bruins already have sustained injuries. Kevin Prince is on their sideline along with other players. How much do you tackle in fall camp? At USC, Lane Kiffin has barred tackling except in scrimmage situations. Asked if he could ever envision a scenario in which he limited tackling with the exception of scrimmages, Rick Neuheisel said:
“Well, there’s only so many times you can put your team at risk. Tackling is, there’s a lot of bodies on the ground, the strength and speed of these kids and the size, you’re going to have problems, so that makes all the sense in the world. But the game is a tackle game, so you have to practice it. We have to do it nicely under the circumstances but let the fur fly every now and again, and we’re going to do that for a few plays this afternoon. The kids like it. It’s emotional. It’s fun. Hopefully, we’ll survive.”