COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: KIBBLE SAYS HE'LL BE READY.Byline: BRIAN DOHN Staff Writer When Robert Kibble kibble baked dough that is crushed or cracked. Prepared usually by extruding and then heating-drying the dough. Used as dry food for dogs and cats. traversed the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX campus on a motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. cart in March, he believed he would not be ready for the upcoming season. Now, Kibble says he is well enough to play, and plans to challenge for the starting strong safety spot occupied by Dennis Keyes. ``I'd say I'm about 80 percent, 90 percent,'' said Kibble, a sophomore- to-be who is afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, with multiple sclerosis. ``It's just endurance. The strength is pretty much back. I have to get my endurance up, and (improve) my lateral movement Lateral movements are movements made on a horse that are used for training purposes, that involve the horse moving in a direction other than straight forward. They vary in difficulty, and should be used in a progressive manner, according to the training and physical limitations of .'' It's been a tough recovery for Kibble, who missed spring practice when the flu exacerbated the multiple sclerosis. It landed him in the hospital in late February. ``At first, it was going real slow and I thought I would have to red-shirt,'' Kibble said. ``Right now I'm looking at training camp and getting playing time, but once I get in playing motion, I'll fight for a starting spot. But I feel like I'm behind everyone else.'' The condition kept him out of spring practice. To make sure he wasn't forgotten by the coaching staff, Kibble met with new defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker to discuss his role. ``(Walker) admitted he was kind of counting me out,'' Kibble said. ``I thought that was it. I was feeling kind of down, but after I talked to coach Walker, I felt better.'' As a freshman, Kibble was a special-teams player. He is hoping to contend with Keyes and Aaron Ware for playing time next season, but between now and August's training camp, Kibble knows he has to take care of his body so not to experience another relapse. --Taylor nearly ready: Junior Taylor, the Bruins' most experienced receiver, said he expects to be fully cleared for all football activities later this month or in early June. Taylor tore the anterior cruciate ligament anterior cruciate ligament n. Abbr. ACL The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. in his left knee in the third game of the 2005 season. He underwent season-ending surgery and will be a fifth-year senior. --Spaulding renovations: An approximately $1 million construction project began this week on Spaulding Field to install two new practice fields. One will consist of synthetic grass developed by SPRINTURF, and the other will be natural grass with a new drainage system. ``(The turf field) can be used 24/7, 365,'' UCLA senior associate athletic director Ken Weiner said. ``It's a place of year-round training for all of our teams.'' UCLA's athletic teams that usually train at Spaulding Field are using Drake Stadium during the construction. The project is expected to be finished in time for Aug. 8 opening of football training camp. --Preseason honors: Junior offensive guard Shannon Tevaga was named to the Sporting News' first-team all-America team. He is listed as the No. 2 guard in the nation. Fullback Michael Pitre is No. 5 at his position. --Odds and ends: Times for UCLA's games Oct.21 at Notre Dame (11:30 a.m., NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ), Oct.28 against Washington State (4 p.m., ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ), Nov. 4 at Cal (5 p.m., ABC) and Dec. 2 against USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. (1:30 p.m., ABC) are set. brian.dohn@dailynews.com (818)713-3607 |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion