Author Archives: Hannah Gordon

To prepare for the scrimmage Saturday, senior defensive tackle Rodney Leisle will spend the day in front of the television. “I’ll have my eyes glued,” Leisle said. The NFL draft will be telecast on ESPN starting at 9 a.m. Leisle will contemplate what would have happened if he had not decided to stay for his […]

Karl Dorrell was confused. As a recruiter for the prestigious University of Colorado, he had always been welcomed wherever he went. But there he was at Crenshaw High School being told that the school would not be sending him any players. “Get the hell out of my school!” Crenshaw High School football coach Robert Garrett […]

Rodney Leisle, Ryan Boschetti, and Mat and Dave Ball spent Friday afternoon getting cozy with their friends on offense. When the four first-string defensive linemen weren’t dog-piling on top of sophomore running back Wendell Mathis on the line of scrimmage, they were visiting sophomore quarterback Matt Moore in the backfield for a little face time. […]

Pat Norton is used to banging his head into things ““ usually linebackers. But last season, he seemed to be banging his head into walls. The junior fullback, who had been the No. 3 prospect at his position in the nation coming out of high school, was the likely starter as a sophomore in fall […]

The Bruins were foaming at the mouth when they saw zebra stripes Friday. “After three months of conditioning and no hitting we have a bunch of energy all balled up and ready to come out,” junior offensive lineman Steve Vieira said. But it was the defense that came out like rabid dogs in front of […]

Most players dreaded 5 a.m. alarms waking them for 6 a.m. conditioning this winter. Not senior linebacker Dennis Link. He doesn’t need an alarm clock. He has Dylan, his six-month-old son and personal wake-up call. “He wakes up every two hours to eat,” Link said, looking confused when asked when he gets up in the […]

Redshirt sophomore tight end Keith Carter was injured in a motorcycle accident Thursday evening. He suffered a dislocated hip and has bone fragments in the hip in addition to lacerations on his legs. “We are thankful he is alive,” head coach Karl Dorrell said. Carter struck a vehicle during a lane change in traffic on […]