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A Step Forward For Ben Olson
Published 7/5/2008 by Nestor at Bruins Nation: Front Page Posts
We have some encouraging news from the football front: UCLA quarterback Ben Olson was cleared by doctors on Thursday, paving the way for his return to the field after missing two months with a broken bone in his foot. Olson sustained a break in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot on April 24, the final day of spring practice before UCLA's scrimmage. He had a screw inserted on May 6 and was expected to be out until the beginning of July. "It's a huge relief," Olson said. "Any time you get hurt, you never know how long ...

Baby Steps for Bruin QB
Published 7/7/2008 by Sean Hawkins at FanHouse
... Olson broke his foot in the spring, literally one play after incumbent starter Patrick Cowan blew out his ACL and was lost for the 2008 season. After surgery to insert a screw in Olson's foot and a couple of months of rehab, Olson appears to be making some progress, as he was cleared for practice late last week. Olson started some incremental treadmill training, running for two-minute segments while walking for one minute in-between. ...