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Spaulding Roundup: Quick Football Notes

Spring football camp gets started next Thursday. I am sure we will have lot of football news and notes trickling in as we get closet to April 2nd. For now though wanted to pass on couple of notes from the football team that many us might have missed as we were wrapped up in Ben Ball.

First, some news on the inury front. Ryan Moya had couple of surgeries and will be out this spring. He will be ready for the fall camp though. From the LA Times:

UCLA tight end Ryan Moya will miss spring practice after having two surgeries. Moya, who will be a senior, had his medial meniscus repaired in his right knee and also had scar tissue cleaned out in his right Achilles' tendon.

Moya, who had 38 receptions for 364 yards last season, is expected to be ready for fall camp in August.

Hope Ryan is fully healthy and ready to go by this fall. We now have decent depth at the TE position with return of Paulsen and also the addition of Pressley. However, given the way Moya emerged as a key target for Craft last year, we are going to need him in the Fall.

Second, UCLA coaches will have another QB to work with this Fall:

I'm hearing is Gardena Junipero Serra High quarterback Ted Landers is planning to walk-on at UCLA. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound Landers completed 162 of 245 passes for 2,646 yards, 37 touchdowns and six interceptions as a senior.

I don't really know much about this kid but from what I have heard he happened to be team-mates of one of the best high school prospects in the state: Robert Woods.  I am sure if this kid were to walk on he would understand the challenges given the kind of talent Chow is brining in. He will have Brehaut ahead of him and then there is all the talk re. Kevin Prince. Still it never hurts to have walk on QBs who are eager to learn under coaches such as Norm Chow.

BTW for those who want to look up spring practice schedules (they are all public) here is the link from our official site. Go out there. Take good notes and let us know what you are watching, hearing and of course post pictures.

GO BRUINS.

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Really?

I saw him running some passing drills at the Top Gun QB camp at my old HS. Good luck to him.

by ishXdavid on Mar 24, 2009 8:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hmmm.

Those are some impressive stats for Ted Landers, but at 6’4" 190 lbs sounds like he is pretty thin. I’m sure weights and a freshman 15 will bulk him some, but as Nestor stated, the competition will be stiff. Any idea what kind of ranking he got from the recruiting sites? I think it speaks to the drawing power of Norm Chow that a guy is willing to walk on at UCLA when he could probably get a full schollie somewhere else.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Mar 24, 2009 8:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Or maybe it speaks

to the drawing power of UCLA!

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Mar 24, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I remember a walk on...

when I was at UCLA, CRN

by 10amla on Mar 29, 2009 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Landers

All he needs to do is look at the past 5 years at UCLA. It seems to me in each of those years, there were enough QB injuries that the coaching staff was taking long looks at intramural football games for replacements. The chances for Landers, based on this apparent consistency, seem to be excellent. Welcome Mr. Landers. If you are good, I’ll bet you see the field and at the Rose Bowl or a great visiting venue to show yourself in due course.
Bill

BillSouthBay

by Mensgym on Mar 24, 2009 9:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ugh...

…when you put it that way, I hope, in a way, that he never plays! Except maybe during garbage time.

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Mar 24, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

based on recent history...

you never know when a walk on can become head QB… Not that both our first and second string QB will get injured again.

by wingsabre on Mar 24, 2009 3:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I seem to remember...

a certain walk-on QB who did all right.

by Give me a B... on Mar 24, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

In fact, there are two.

That certain guy was coached by a walk on who became Rose Bowl MVP.

by Fox 71 on Mar 24, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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