The UCLA Football team got some good news today as freshman linebacker Mique Juarez never left, according to Head Coach Jim Mora. Go Joe Bruin also brings you some notes from the San Bernardino as the Bruins commence fall camp in the desert.
Just before the second session of of UCLA Football‘s first day of fall camp at Cal State San Bernardino, Bruins fans got some relieving news.
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Head Coach Jim Mora called in to the Petros and Money Show on AM570 Los Angeles to talk about fall camp so far and one of the questions that was asked of him was what is the situation with former 5-star linebacker Mique Juarez.
News hit last Friday when Juarez was not at practice. Concerns grew when he missed a second straight day on Saturday. This morning, Juarez was still not with the team but questions of his absence was put to bed this afternoon.
Jim Mora just stated that Mique Juarez is still with the team. Currently on @PetrosAndMoney #UCLA
— Go Joe Bruin (@GoJoeBruinUCLA) August 15, 2016
Mora told radio show hosts
Petros Papadakis
and
Matt Smith
, “He never left the team”.
Bruin Report Online had confirmed his presence at practice today, but it was mostly spent on the sidelines as Juarez never actually practiced.
Mique Juarez has yet to take the field in San Bernardino. Talking with some GAs about 40 yards away.
— Bruin Report Online (@BruinReport) August 16, 2016
Other than his presence, there was nothing else uttered about Juarez. Bruin Report Online has video of LB Coach Scott White talking about his crew, but not a word about the freshman defenseman.
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