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ESPN - Bruins' Cowan carted off with knee injury, Olson with broken bone in foot - College Football

LOS ANGELES -- UCLA quarterbacks Pat Cowan and Ben Olson are hurt again after struggling through injuries last season.


Each had to be carted off the field at spring practice, Cowan with a left knee injury and Olson with a broken bone in his right foot. Both of Thursday's injuries were flukes -- neither occurred because of contact.


Cowan, who edged Olson out for the No. 1 job this spring, will be sidelined for an indefinite period with ligament and cartilage damage. Olson, a 25-year-old slowed by injuries throughout his long college career, is expected to be out for six to eight weeks.


Junior college transfer Kevin Craft, redshirt freshman Chris Forcier and converted wide receiver Osaar Rasshan will share the quarterback duties in the Bruins' camp-ending scrimmage Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.
The injuries are an obvious blow for Rick Neuheisel, who became the Bruins coach in December.


"I'm OK under the circumstances," he said in a conference call Friday. "These are two tough setbacks for two great kids who are certainly trying, who have been bitten by some bad luck over the course of their careers.
"But they've always bounced back and they will bounce back again."
Cowan, who hurt his knee scrambling, missed eight games last season because of myriad injuries. Olson, sidelined by injuries for six games, was hurt this time when he planted his foot awkwardly.


Neuheisel doesn't yet know a timetable for Cowan's recovery, since doctors will wait for the swelling in his knee to go down to examine him further. Olson may have a screw inserted in his broken bone.

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UCLA quarterback Patrick Cowan will have knee surgery and miss the 2008 season

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The bright side in all of this? They both sucked.