UCLA linebacker Reggie Carter remains on the sidelines
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UCLA senior linebacker Reggie Carter missed his second practice this week Tuesday after spraining his left knee last week against Oregon, but he maintains he will play in Saturday’s game against California.
“They told me to relax a little bit, but my knee feels great,” said Carter, who mentioned that additional treatment entails ice and massages. “It’s kind of irritating. I don’t like watching. I feel like a spectator.”
Carter, who leads the Bruins with 27 tackles, suffered a knee injury last season against Brigham Young, but he played in all 12 games and finished with a team-high 83 tackles.
Carter says he wants to participate in at least one practice this week to work on technique, but UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel expects Carter to respond the same way he did with last season’s injury.
Neuheisel said so in a fashion that made reporters laugh for the obvious reference to his departure from Washington in 2003 for betting in an NCAA men’s basketball pool.
“If I were a betting man and I’m not,” Neuheisel said, “I would say he’ll play.”
--Mark Medina