UCLA quarterback Cowan to miss all of '08 season

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The Thread [04.27.08] :: Career Paths
Published 4/28/2008 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... First Base tomorrow won't be pretty. Because any sweep was supposed to go the other way. Elsewhere... Arizona State in trouble with Iran. After all, if the theocracy is really serious about cracking down on things "which do not respect the required norms [and] present dangers for the health of children," then Dennis Erickson has to be at the top of your list. Patrick Cowan is hurt. This is all Karl Dorrell's fault. Just ask UCLA fans.

Spring Forward
Published 4/29/2008 by Tony at Bears Necessity
... The Spring also ended with a huge news story from down South.  The Chow-Neuheisel light show in Westwood took a major step back when the Baby Bears’ QBs 1 and 2 both went down within minutes of each other (I’ve lost count how many times this happened to UCLA over the last two years).  Named-starter Cowen is out for 2008 with an ACL tear.  Olsen has a broken foot and is likely out two months.  While the Bruins have a number of options under center, a development like this can’t help the new staff’s transition. ...

Mandate For Change: UCLA
Published 6/13/2008 by SMQ at Sunday Morning Quarterback: Front Page Posts
... started the next three games, until he was knocked out against Arizona. Osaar Rashaan moved from wide receiver to start the next two weeks against Arizona State and Oregon, until he was pulled for extreme ineffectiveness in favor of a gimpy Olson. Cowan returned to start at USC until he was knocked out in the fourth quarter and replaced by Olson. Bethel-Thompson played the entire bowl game but left the team after the season. Cowan won the starting job in the spring, before he went down for the season with a non-contact ACL injury. Olson broke his foot the same day ...