Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Examiner: Tedford previews spring practice - Slocum excused from the team

By Rob Calonge

The big news from the spring practice press luncheon comes from the offensive side of the ball.  Third-string running back Tracy Slocum was released from the team for a violation of team rules.

Head coach Jeff Tedford was frank in his assessments of the team and gave a pretty good primer for Bear Backers to peruse. The news about Slocum came out when he was asked about the running back position.  "The one-two punch is pretty good," Tedford said.  "Jahvid Best obviously won't play in the spring. Shane Vereen will be limited; we don't want to beat him up. Covaughn DeBoskie is a guy who will get a lot of turns in spring ball. We released Tracy Slocum from the team for violating team rules, so he won't be there. So, those two and Peter Guerts will get the time at tailback. Kevin Lewis moved from cornerback to tailback, as well."

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