Assistant coach Eric Scott arrested

If you woke up to the morning news program on KCBS-2, you heard that UCLA wide receivers coach Eric Scott was arrested, along with two other men on a charge of burglary.

CBS2 reported that L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call to a residence on the 1100 block of Pioneer Boulevard in Norwalk yesterday and found Scott and two other men engaged in burglarizing a house. All three were arrested. Scott was released on $50,000 bail.

Brian Dohn, reporting in the Los Angeles Daily News, noted that Scott was booked at 1:07 p.m., posted bond and was released at 9:25 p.m. The other two men with Scott were identified as Jesus DeAlba and Timothy Williams.

Scott, 32, was set to start his first season as wide receivers coach and has already had a large hand in helping Bruin recruiting in the South Los Angeles area.

Comments

[Phil]

Time to Dump Dorrell NOW!

[kirk]

Gee, maybe UCLA should pay their coaches as much as the MIGHTY TROJANS.......

[kidmag]

Wow - this is really a bummer for the University. Not I'm all broken up being a Trojan fan and alum, but I do feel badly for the Bruins that one guy could reflect so poorly on the school. Nice hire Dorrell. Anyone know if Eric played for UCLA at one time?

[Rick]

This is really a sad for the whole football program. I would not expect a 32 year old coach at UCLA to be involved in a burglary. His credibility is shot, how is he going to face that team. It is not Coach Dorrell fault, the guys a grown man and for whatever reason did this.

[DumpDorrell]

Obviously, it is early and there could be a strange misunderstanding here, or a case of wrong place wrong time. Nevertheless, this calls into question Dorrell's hiring process, how Scott was able to have such recruiting success so early in his tenure at UCLA (without having spent a minute on the sidelines), what will happen with all the recruits Scott got credited for bringing in, etc. etc. Too many questions. Clearly, this will have an affect on the team, the WR and offense, and will marr Dorrell's Media Day appearance tomorrow. Dorrell should give Scott paid leave immediately and ask him to not step foot on campus or speak with any of the players. This is terrible and just way off.

[gp]

guys don't just out-of-the-blue decide to burglarize a home. this guy may have had priors -- wondering if dorrell and company checked his background before offering the position. while i'm at it, hey dan g, is this what you call putting together a team with integrity and character? makes the handicap-parking fiasco of the late 90's mild in comparison... oh let's see, handicap-parking vs home burglary...

[calbears]

Although I am a Cal Bears alumni and fan my condolences go out to the UCLA family on this one. But I think this should just be thought of as an Eric Scott problem (and innocent until proven guilty) rather than get pinned to coach Dorrell or anything/anyone else at UCLA. Sad, sad, sad.

[bruined]

I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding... maybe they were scouting a foreclosed home to house one/some of the recruits...?

[intotheblue]

It could be something as innocent as going back to a girlfriend's house to get his stuff and she angrily calls police--you don't know. Anyway. nothing anyone does at UCLA could ever match the rap sheets of usc athletes...and we have no double murderers....sc people are the last ones to talk about anything criminal. Their entire program is tainted...

[Old Man UCLA Cheerleader]

This is not as bad as it seems. It was his old girlfriend's house, and he was just trying to retrieve some stuff that she would not return to him, making this more of a property rights issue, especially because he is a UCLA coach and makes lots of money. She should be the one arrested for not returning the gifts that he had given her after they broke up.

[westlabruin]

I can not believe everyone is jumping to conclusions like this. Eric Scott was charged, that does not mean he actually committed the crime. It is very sad that we assume guilty just because someone is charged with a crime. Many people have been at the wrong place at the wrong time and this may very well be the case. Please everyone, allow the facts to come out before you condemn this man. College football coach and burglary, this just does not seem like a logical combination to me.

[westlabruin]

I can not believe everyone is jumping to conclusions like this. Eric Scott was charged, that does not mean he actually committed the crime. It is very sad that we assume guilty just because someone is charged with a crime. Many people have been at the wrong place at the wrong time and this may very well be the case. Please everyone, allow the facts to come out before you condemn this man. College football coach and burglary, this just does not seem like a logical combination to me.

[pedro K-town]

Even when BOB TOLEDO was Coach,one of his assistant coaches were QUESTIONABLE!!! (not going to BLOW HIS NAME) This falls on the Athletic Director! I am not surprised that UCLA is Associated with this!!

[Albert]

Eric Scott was a UCLA wide receiver for three years in the 1990s.

The 32-year-old Scott worked as an intern in the school's football office last year, helping with administrative duties and breaking down video of UCLA opponents. He was an assistant coach at Crenshaw High in Los Angeles the previous seven years.

If the ex girlfriend story is true, what a bitch!

[checksix]

How soon UCLA fans forget about Billy Don Jackson.

[ed]

Maybe it was a recruiting "Home Visit"???

yeah, he was just retrieving his stuff...that's why he took 2 guys with him??

[huh?]

jack (off),

UCLA sacred?? that's funny

UCLA is many things (overcrowded, 70% chinese, owned by SC, etc) but sacred is not one of them.

[Bruin for Life]

Let's wait to get more details on this case before making ANY judgement calls. It just doesn't make any sense.....what would motivate an Assistant Coach from such a high-profile university to burglarize a house??

[checksix]

Absolutely nothing is sacred. Look at the pedophile catholic priests. The children that were molested should be sacred. To all you idiots that hold sports in such high regard. . . GET A REAL LIFE!

[ed]

University of Coaches Looting Apartments

[Joe Shea]

I sure hope there are extenuating circumstances, such as the grilfriend's house someone mentioned. The sports world is looking bad as it is, between NASCAR and Duke Lacrosse, Bonds, Donaghy and Elbert Dukes - it didn't need this.

I wonder if the vast wave of commercialization that has hit most of the major sports in recent decades has also propelled a line of reasoning that says, "All of this stuff is a fraud - the games are fixed, the fights are fixed, and for all we know even golf is fixed. What really matters is that I get mine." That seems to be the tenor of the day.

[Peter]

Thank you for that little touch of racism Mr SC Fan.

[A]

We can go back and forth all day with UCLA v USC athletes/affiliates that screwed up. I do love how the "sacred" UCLA basketball program under Wooden (a great human being) is always held with such regard without the mention of Sam Gilbert. Don't know who he is? UCLA fans probably don't either.

[matthew]

yo, huh?, seriously - enough with the racist banter dude.

that said, this is a wonderful day. University of Coaches Looting Apartments is just too perfect. Couldn't happen to a better bunch of dudes than ever-indignant guys at Bruins Nation. It's your COACH - not some player, not some kid just growing up and making stupid mistakes a lot of kids make. Nope, you paid this guy! He was a face of the organization. Ha! Too awesome.

[David Brown]

Another football brother bites the dust. Bet this dude has a bad history: no daddy; cain't read ner write; outawedlock (natch) childrun. A role model he wasn't -- wanna bet?

[Rob Campbell]

My geuss is that this is much ado about nothing. Scott's a smart and reputable guy. He attended Northwestern University before transferring to UCLA as a student-athlete. He is highly regarded.

While troubling on its face, if this story doesn't appear to make sense, which it clearly doesn't, then it probably doesn't make sense. But it makes for good internet fodder for Bruin haters who jump on the story before the facts are out. Remember the Duke Lacrosse team story?

[BIGKD]

Slow your roll people! We are quick to judge anyone who is arrested.
When all the facts surface we ca can judge this man's character. Even if it's true...people make mistakes and bad choices. To err is human.

[TheMan]

Silly, Silly Negro.

[Steve M]

A,

Yes, we know who Sam Gilbert is. He was a rich bandwagon fan, and Wooden was winning championships LONG before he showed up on the scene.

Hmmm, rich bandwagon fans? Sounds more like another university I know.

[Steve M]

A,

Yes, we know who Sam Gilbert is. He was a rich bandwagon fan, and Wooden was winning championships LONG before he showed up on the scene.

Hmmm, rich bandwagon fans? Sounds more like another university I know.

[Jon from Norwalk]

Nothing like those rich dudes from Westwood always coming and causing the poor people trouble.

[Big Daddy]

I heard they were going to a ecstacy party that Eric Wright, and Desmond
Reed were hosting.

[U-G-L-Y EAT MY SHORTS]

Umm, so breaking and entering into another person's home isn't a crime if all you wanted to take was "your stuff?" Thank GOD we don't live in a world where doing something like that is legal.

And for all the innocent until proven guilty talk, remember that he was caught "in the act," or "L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies responded ... found Scott and two other men engaged in burglarizing a house." I think its fair to say that guilty or not, this is despicable behavior for a COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH to be even involved in something like this. Karl Dorrell might not be involved with the crime in question, but if he does not fire Eric Scott himself, Dorrell is just as complicit in turning UCLA into a low-quality second-tier football program.

I eagerly await Dorrell's attempt to spin some positive light on this tomorrow at the Pac-10 media day... "My good friend, Eric Scott, was simply trying to supplement the paltry income I pay him, and at the same time show our recruits what type of people this University wants to have on board."

[rob]

Fire the head coach because an adult makes a bone head move? Are you serious? What, are you still bitter about losing to UCLA? Why? LIG. Have some "Trojan" intelligance; this guy has not COACHED anything for UCLA. This is just a true example of a new hire screwing up.

[U-G-L-Y EAT MY SHORTS]

Umm... so because the guy hasn't "coached" on the college level, he shouldn't be held up to the same standards? Ok, let's let him get away with this alleged transgression, and hey, if he goes out and commits another burglary, then its fine as well. I mean, he's not a "coach" yet. Its perfectly ok for him. He's immune from prosecution until he steps on the sidelines in the Rose Bowl? Come on! If this was a coach at $C, you'd be just a vehement as I am in calling for his firing.

I'm all for assuming innocence until proven otherwise, but I simply don't see how this can turn out well for Scott. Being arrested in the process of breaking into a home? What type of excuse can you draw up for that?

By the way, I'm a Cal (which outranks UGLY in every possible academic category) fan, and we beat UGLY pretty soundly last year. I remember our players running all over your vaunted "defense" while they couldn't tell left from right. And last time I checked, $C has been beating up on the ruins pretty consistently recently, so stop deluding yourselves over a fluke victory or your supposed "BCS run" that won't occur either this year, or in the forseeable future.

[Rick S]

Maybe a Bruin can confirm this but allegedly one of the guys with him was that cute dressed Grandpa cheerleader.

[Jerry]

In my estimation, Cal has a second rate athletic program so it must be hard to be a fan. What? It's been in existence since 1868 and it has a whopping total of 27 NCAA team titles. UCLA since 1927 with ONE HUNDRED. Cal is pretty strong in Rugby and Crew, though. Might be pretty fun to be a fan if the school were in England. Blondie's Pizza is the only thing I find worthwhile about the place.
As to the real question here, innocent until proven guilty but I'm not liking it at all. Sure seems like a poorly thought out hire for such a high profile program.

[Mel]

He was trying to get the drawing of the new on campus football stadium.

[michael r shapiro]

What kind of a review does UCLA do before hiring a coach.......this guy has been CONVICTED of crimes before..........great thinking, they hire this guy but let Ken Norton Jr (former ucla star and nfl pro bowler) get hired by SC ........and you wonder why the trojan program makes ucla look like high school????

[BigFletch]

As a UCLA alum and former player myself I know Ericpersonally and can say emphatically that there is no way that he burglarized anyones home. He's a good guy and a great hire for Dorrell. What's sad, though, is that regardless of the outcoem this may cost Eric his job if for no other reason than people (like the majority of the posters here) will be calling for his head. I feel bad for the guy and I hope that this whole thing is cleared up quickly for everyone's sake. And for all of you bringing up the so called "parking scandle," maybe you all should count how many alleged rapists are layden across each of your rosters... Glass houses people.

[lemoyne Doc Scott]

Eric this is your Bother, I've tried to reach you, you and I have not seen each other sense our father died many years ago, this is not a joke, Eddie Scott was our dad, on Wednesday I spoke to our sister lanelle Scott who told me what happen, tell mary I said hello, you have my e-mail address here's my number 805 630-5254 call me, also tell rodney to give me call, I'll be listening for you.
lemoyne scott

[Ravenheart]

Lets think about this logicaly folks, A coach robbing a house hmmm sounds really fishy. Lets try going by the facts, Man went to the residence were he lived for numerouse amount of time with his girlfriend, took his 2 friends to help retrieve the furniture and items that was his. Went there during the day when mans exgirlfriend was suppose to be at work. Someone then called the cops either a neighbor or the ex. Weather he planned this ahead of time with her (she did not want to be around while he took his stuff come by at so and so time) then the neighbor did not know and called the cops or she set him up or he just had a key and decided to do this when she was not home I am sure LA's Finest will sort the finale details out.

[washinme]

I know Eric and he would not be dum enough to risk his couching career.

[cheryl Gilstrap]

This blog is in response to an article by Mr. Tj Simers. Mr. Simers seems to think that Western Kentucky University basketball players did not deserve to be in the sweet sixteen. I am a teacher in Kentucky and my sixth grade students are upset by the comments made by Mr. Simers.
We want to know----isn't the fun part of the tournament--isn't it the best part---isn't it the American way for anybody to appear in the sweet sixteen? We take umbrage at the fact that Mr. Simers seems to think that we have nothing to do in Western Kentucky. We have beautiful farms, excellent schools, and smart students. The following are comments from my students.
"We don't deserve the comments made about us. You don't know us." Destiny
"We do not have a pregnant Elmo, he is called Big Red and we love him." Alex

[cheryl Gilstrap]

Mr. Simers,
Put yourself in our shoes. How would you like it if we made fun of you and your school?
Alicia