UCLA receiver Randall Carroll, left, and Bruins offensive coordinator Norm Chow. (Los Angeles Times) |
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A message sent from the Twitter account of a UCLA freshman football player to a top high school recruit complained about Bruins offensive coordinator Norm Chow and referred to him with a racial epithet.
The post from the account of OCiAM, dated Oct. 22, referred to the Bruins' last three games, all conference losses, and read, "man oregon, stanford and cal should have been easy wins ,, but [expletive] thys [racial slur] norm chow dnt be trustin us ,, so it is what it is."
The account belongs to Bruins receiver Randall Carroll, who was directing the tweet to the attention of La Cañada St. Francis High running back Dietrich Riley. It also could be seen by the public.
The "OCiAM" address is believed to stand for "outta control," Carroll's nickname. The account was deactivated early Saturday afternoon.
Carroll is a first-year player from Los Angeles Cathedral High who was the focus of an intense recruiting battle between UCLA and USC. The former state sprint champion, who originally committed to USC before signing with UCLA, has been tweeting Riley, who is also the focus of a recruiting battle between the Bruins and Trojans, among other programs.
Carroll and Chow were both unavailable for comment since the Bruins play an afternoon game against Arizona.
"We are aware of the situation and it will be dealt with after the game," said Marc Dellins, UCLA's sports information director.
The Bruins' offense has lagged this season. UCLA ranks 104 out of 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in total offense. The Bruins' offense has scored 10 touchdowns. Only six FBS teams have scored fewer.
Riley, reached by telephone, said he didn't see the message but did say he and Carroll communicate by Twitter.
"I know Randall. He wouldn't write stuff like that," Riley said. "If I would have seen a message like that, I would have deleted it."
The message about Chow was sent to Riley's site at 8:39 p.m. Riley sent three tweets to "OCiAM" on Oct. 22, at 8:03, 8:13 and 8:53. The last read, "yall need to start throwing the damn ball!!!"
After Friday's game against Los Angeles Loyola High, Riley said Bruins Coach Rick Neuheisel told him, "I want to be your coach." Jerry Neuheisel, Rick's son, is Loyola's quarterback.
Carroll, who has received more playing time recently, was one of four players suspended for the Kansas State game, accused of violating unspecified team rules.
Times staff writer Eric Sondheimer contributed to this report.
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The post from the account of OCiAM, dated Oct. 22, referred to the Bruins' last three games, all conference losses, and read, "man oregon, stanford and cal should have been easy wins ,, but [expletive] thys [racial slur] norm chow dnt be trustin us ,, so it is what it is."
The account belongs to Bruins receiver Randall Carroll, who was directing the tweet to the attention of La Cañada St. Francis High running back Dietrich Riley. It also could be seen by the public.
The "OCiAM" address is believed to stand for "outta control," Carroll's nickname. The account was deactivated early Saturday afternoon.
Carroll is a first-year player from Los Angeles Cathedral High who was the focus of an intense recruiting battle between UCLA and USC. The former state sprint champion, who originally committed to USC before signing with UCLA, has been tweeting Riley, who is also the focus of a recruiting battle between the Bruins and Trojans, among other programs.
Carroll and Chow were both unavailable for comment since the Bruins play an afternoon game against Arizona.
"We are aware of the situation and it will be dealt with after the game," said Marc Dellins, UCLA's sports information director.
The Bruins' offense has lagged this season. UCLA ranks 104 out of 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in total offense. The Bruins' offense has scored 10 touchdowns. Only six FBS teams have scored fewer.
Riley, reached by telephone, said he didn't see the message but did say he and Carroll communicate by Twitter.
"I know Randall. He wouldn't write stuff like that," Riley said. "If I would have seen a message like that, I would have deleted it."
The message about Chow was sent to Riley's site at 8:39 p.m. Riley sent three tweets to "OCiAM" on Oct. 22, at 8:03, 8:13 and 8:53. The last read, "yall need to start throwing the damn ball!!!"
After Friday's game against Los Angeles Loyola High, Riley said Bruins Coach Rick Neuheisel told him, "I want to be your coach." Jerry Neuheisel, Rick's son, is Loyola's quarterback.
Carroll, who has received more playing time recently, was one of four players suspended for the Kansas State game, accused of violating unspecified team rules.
Times staff writer Eric Sondheimer contributed to this report.
chris.foster@latimes.com
twitter.com/cfosterlatimes
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