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Offensive line struggles during scrimmage

First-team offense rushes for minus yardage against first-team defense and Norm Chow is a little disappointed.



By Chris Foster
August 22, 2009 | 11:23 p.m.

UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince will have the first-team offensive line to his parents' house for Sunday dinner. They won't lack for a topic of conversation after the Bruins' scrimmage Saturday.

Prince showed a strong arm. The Bruins' man-for-man speed is significantly improved, making big plays possible. None of that matters. The issue remains with the offensive line. Nothing moves forward without them.

And nothing moved Saturday.

The Bruins are going to be able to "run the ball or die trying," Coach Rick Neuheisel has preached all during camp. The first-team offense had 19 yards rushing in 25 attempts, according to unofficial statistics. The first-team offense had a minus-16 yards rushing against the first-team defense. Prince completed two of five passes for 19 yards with one pass intercepted.

The early reviews were as guarded as possible, as coaches wanted to review the tape first.

But, "I think I was disappointed early," offensive coordinator Norm Chow said. "They didn't play like they should have."

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Offensive line struggles during scrimmage -- latimes.com