SALT LAKE CITY – All the pregame hype about the reunion of UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel and Utah offensive coordinator Norm Chow culminated in a hug at the end of Neuheisels press conference following a 31-6 Utah win on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The highly publicized divorce, which dragged out for more than a month and resulted in UCLA buying out the last year of Chows contract, was much more intense.
Instead, Chow sought out Neuheisel as the UCLA coach was walking out of the special postgame tent, and they shared a brief moment, upon which Chow exited the stadium and Neuheisel headed into the locker room.
No upstaging. No trash talk. Just congratulations Neuheisel whispered into Chows ear.
We had lots of good conversations about quarterbacking and pass offense and I enjoyed that banter, Neuheisel said of the relationship between the two during Chows three-year tenure at UCLA. I learned from him.
Whether or not he learned from me, you would have to ask him but I dont think the reason we didnt have as much success was at all because of a rift between Norm and I.
Chow, who refused to discuss the situation with the media this week, won the scoreboard battle but lost in total yardage as UCLA outgained Utah 295-291. Chow had the benefit of running back John White IV, though, and his 167 yards rushing and three total touchdowns.
UCLA junior quarterback Kevin Prince, who grew close with Chow during their time
together, lamented the separation buy wow gold eu,bho gold which appeared inevitable after the Bruins struggled in the Pistol offense in Chows last season.
The pistol wasnt coach Chows forte, and I hadnt been healthy a lot, so its tough to say what wouldve been, Prince said. After my freshman year, I definitely thought that the sky was the limit in terms of the way we threw the ball.
But the way its turned out with the things Ive been through has been a valuable lesson to me and made me a better football player and I think a better person.
Into the fray
UCLA junior Randall Carroll got his first major defensive action on Saturday, lining up opposite Sheldon Price at cornerback with the first-half suspension of Aaron Hester for his public comments about the officials after UCLAs 29-28 win over Arizona State.
Carroll recently switched from wide receiver to cornerback,runescape gold for cheap. given the Bruins attrition at the position, and appeared on defense for the first time against the Sun Devils before seeing a bigger role on Saturday.
It just had to happen st Mr. Bean For Bond In Anti-Iran Set-Up, saidrift gold Carroll, who finished without a defensive statistic. I know the teams counting on me since Im getting thrown into this position. I had to learn from my teammates pretty much, and thats all I do it for. They were counting on me, so I had to get on the learning curve quick and do something out there.
Bumps and bruises
UCLA junior running back Derrick Coleman,METALS-Copper recovers late after Berlusconi resig. who played a lesser role against the Utes and finished with 43 yards on 12 carries, suffered a right hip injury.