The coaches at UCLA are ready for this entire incident to be put to bed. It’s been reported that source close to the team regret the altercation between Diddy and Coach Sal Alosi escalated to an arrest. Former Bruin Coach Rick Neuheisel recruited Justin Combs and discussed the situation on his SiriusXM College Sports Nation radio show. He had some very interesting things to about how Justin got his spot on the team. Get the details below.
Neuheisel on his recruitment of Justin Combs.
When you’re weighing the assets of what a youngster can do for your program, there’s no question (being Diddy’s son) had something to do with it for me. Justin is a great kid. His problem was his size. He’s not big enough to be a dominant player. Could he be productive? Yes. The fact his father was an influential guy played into my decision to go ahead and offer him.
Neuheisel’s story about a campus tour he gave to Justin and Diddy.
I took them on their campus tour. A half-hour into it, (Diddy) asked me who I was. He said, ‘Tell me what you do, Rick.’ I said I’m the head football coach here. He said, ‘You’re giving us the tour?’ I said, ‘Absolutely, this is my school. This is where I went. I want to give you a feel of what it’s like to be a student.
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