UCLA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: RECEIVERS COACH SCOTT STILL ON LEAVE.

Byline: BRIAN DOHN

Staff Writer

Eric Scott, UCLA's receivers coach, remained on paid administrative leave even after emerging from a Friday afternoon meeting with coach Karl Dorrell and an athletic administrator.

Scott learned Thursday he would not be charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney in connection with an alleged burglary in Norwalk last month.

Despite no resolution coming from the meeting, which sources said also included associate athletic director/football Bob Field, sources added Scott is still expected to be re-instated, possibly as early as today. The meeting lasted at least an hour.

Scott declined comment, as he has since being arrested July 24 in Norwalk. Throughout the legal process Scott, through attorney Milton Grimes, maintained his innocence. But sources said the process of re-instating Scott is being slowed by his past criminal record, which became known after this arrest.

Court documents showed Scott was convicted or pled guilty to a pair of misdemeanors before being employed at UCLA, which had no knowledge of prior arrests.

Injury update: It was an anxious day for UCLA when starting fullback Michael Pitre (knee) and left guard Shannon Tevaga (shoulder) couldn't make it through practice because of injuries.

Pitre, who limped badly afterward, was tackled low and injured his left knee.

"Right now they don't think it's anything structurally," Dorrell said. "They think it's a bone bruise."

Tevaga had to stop practicing because of a right shoulder injury, which he initially suffered Thursday.

Tevaga cut practice short after experiencing pain while doing a blocking drill, and was slated to undergo tests.

"I thought I could play through it, but I can't," Tevaga said.

"We were going through bag drills, and if I can barely hit a bag, there's no way I'm going to hit (defensive tackles) Brigham Harwell or Kevin Brown, so I pulled out."

Also, third-string tailback Ryen Carew was limited to kickoff return drills because of an impingement in his shoulder. He was to undergo tests as well.

In the slop: The fifth day of practice finally saw UCLA in full pads, and also on the grass part of Spaulding Field for the first time after four practices of limiting work to the artificial surface portion.

And it was quickly clear why UCLA balked at getting on the grass sooner.

"The footing is not real good," Dorrell said. "We're slipping all over the place, but we've got to practice on it. We can't practice on the turf all the time. We're going to beat up that field until there is no field, probably."

Odds and ends: Walk-on tight end Travis Martin, who provides depth during practice for a small unit already missing Ryan Moya, is out with a left ankle injury. -- Reserve linebacker Shawn Oatis returned to practice a day after injuring his knee. -- The first of UCLA's four double sessions begins today with a 9:15 a.m. practice.

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