Norton Comments
Linebacker coach Ken Norton spoke after practice about UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel's statement denying he told recruits Norton was leaving USC for his alma mater.
``I can't respond until I see it for sure,'' Norton said of the statement. ``I wasn't going to just make something up. Something is being said about me. My issue is they were talking about this stuff to recruits.''
Asked about what would happen if UCLA offered him the defensive coordinator's job next week, Norton said, ``no comment.''
I very much doubt Neuheisel told recruits that KNJ was going to be the next DC if Walker leaves. However, to play devil's advocate, maybe it was more along the lines of a recruit asking who the POTENTIAL replacements might be, and KNJ's name was on the list. Then the recruit goes and says, "Oh, KNJ is gonna be the next DC!" and the newspapers go wild.
the newspapers didn't go wild, Norton and Pete did.
I have it from a good source that a recruit told Neuheisel he was leaning toward SC because of KNJ. Neuheisel asked the kid whether he was sure KNJ would be at SC next year. The kid looked stumped. Neuheisel added, "Don't bet on it".
Just wait until Bellotti start stories about Rick.