On Abele
One interesting thing Irvine lineman Nik Abele told me was he was actually coming in as a defensive end, and not an offensive tackle. He said Utah and Washington also gave him that opportunity.
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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.
so he wants to play defense?
Just wait Nik. Three days into training camp, you'll be moved to OT and the coaches will say something like "your body type is better suited for tackle." No worries bruin fans, he will be an OT.
Huh? Brian - any thoughts on that?
Could this possibly be a reflection of the coach's confidence in Hasiak and Philipp committing?
Abele has MUCH more potential at OT. Watching his highlight tape, he's an OT! He's got great feet and a nice frame for another 50lbs.
Brian, giving us the goods that we have been wanting all weekend at 10:19pm on a Saturday night, instead of tomorrow morning, officially makes you the best journalist ever! Thanks for the dedication!
POLLARD IS OK------------THE OTHERS MIGHT HAVE A HARD TIME WALKING ON AT NEW MEXICO STATE--------HEY, YOU CAN'T PLAY 15 DB'S ALL AT ONCE, GUYS.
Brian,
http://bruinblitz.com/ is reporting confirmation on a fifth verbal for the weekend. can you confirm for us or am i misreading?
thanks for the fantastic blog
A hard time walking on at New Mexico State and 15 DBs? Abele an OT or DE offered by Utah, Maka a LB, a previous Arizona commit, and Sanders a DE, a previous Miami commit. New Mexico State??? But you can't play 10 running backs at the same time (Moody). Don't chase too many cars?
Be reasonable TS- can't you seem Slick Rick saying: "Dang it guys! We have too much depth!!!"
Vegas bound squad. Oops, you didn't go to a bowl, sorry. And Sanders had stopped being recruited by Miami. But you did stick to Washington State.
Wow not only did these verbals improve our team, they also got under the skin of all these trOJie fans.
Moving guys from OL to DT usually doesn't work well.