NOTEBOOK: LEISLE PUNISHED FOR PUNCH.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer PASADENA - The waning minutes of UCLA's 20-10 victory Saturday over San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State proved costly for Bruins defensive tackle Rodney Leisle Rodney Allen Leisle (born February 5, 1981) is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the New Orleans Saints. College career Leisle played defensive tackle at UCLA from 2000-2003. , who will miss the first half of next week's game against Washington after being ejected for fighting. Leisle was tossed after punching a San Diego State player in the stomach. He immediately was escorted off the field. NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association rules state Leisle must sit out the first half of the next week's game. ``The trenches are rough the whole time, and this game was extra rough,'' said Leisle, who made four tackles. ``It was a bad situation. I shouldn't have done it. It screws up the team.'' Leisle said it was in retaliation to a hit he received from an Aztecs player. ``The only one who saw it was the man who called it,'' 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 coach Karl Dorrell Karl Dorrell (born December 18, 1963 in Alameda, California) is the first black head coach in the history of the UCLA Bruins college football team, a position he took on December 18, 2002. said. ``I know they were warned. (Leisle) was probably the last one who got caught. It's going to be a huge penalty against us, especially going into next week.'' --Tight spot: UCLA tight end Keith Carter Keith Carter (June 3, 1948, Madison, Wisconsin) is an influential American photographer, educator, and artist noted for his dreamlike photos of people, animals and objects. was hoping to be back from a motorcycle accident in time for the Pacific-10 Conference opener, but it doesn't appear he is ready. Carter still is having problems with his right hip, which he fractured and dislocated dis·lo·cate tr.v. dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates 1. To put out of usual or proper place, position, or relationship. 2. in the accident in April, and isn't likely to play this week against Washington. ``It's healing but he still has some tightness in the joint,'' Dorrell said. ``Some days he feels real good and some days he gets some spasms in the area. We're going to make sure he's had a long succession of no symptoms occurring where he can't go. That might be awhile.'' Carter was listed as the starter in spring ball, but is yet to play. Moreover, Blane Kezirian missed Saturday's game against San Diego State with an ankle injury and Marcedes Lewis played despite a shoulder injury. J.J. Hair was the only other tight end available, which forced the Bruins to use backup offensive lineman Shane Lehmann in a reserve role. --BCA interest: Officials from the Black Coaches Association contacted the UCLA athletic department this past week about playing in its showcase game in August next season, and the school is examining the possibility. UCLA can add the exemption game to its already-full 11-game schedule. The BCA BCA Business Case Analysis BCA Building Code of Australia BCA Boeing Commercial Airplanes BCA Board of Contract Appeals BCA Boston Center for the Arts BCA Billiard Congress of America BCA Bureau of Criminal Apprehension BCA Breast Cancer Action Classic, which featured California and Kansas State last month, is played within the last 10 days of August. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: UCLA's Spencer Havner (41) takes down San Diego State's Lynell Hamilton (22) in the first half. John Lazar/Staff Photographer Box: UCLA 20, SAN DIEGO STATE 10 |
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