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 UCLA tackles spring practice Posted: Tues April 6, 1999 at 5:20 p.m. EDT Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles) LOS ANGELES (U-WIRE) -- Spring practice begins Tuesday for the UCLA football team, but several players won't be participating. Sophomore defensive end Santi Hall has been suspended from the team for violation of team rules, head coach Bob Toledo announced Monday afternoon. Hall will miss spring practice and his status will be reviewed at the end of the school year. Hall, who started the final 11 games last season, had 38 tackles and 3.5 sacks. He was expected to start at right end next season. Many other players will be absent from the four-week practice session for medical reasons. Senior cornerback Jason Bell, the team's top cover corner, had a bone spur removed from his right heel last month. Senior linebacker Ramogi Huma, who will be battling sophomore Ryan Nece for playing time, underwent surgery to remove a bone fragment from his left hip last week. Junior Micah Webb, who has been moved from defensive line to offensive guard, is rehabilitating from surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, which he injured in the Miami game. Webb started 10 games last year at nose guard. Senior fullback Mark Verti, backup to senior Durell Price, will not practice due to a neck injury and redshirt freshman lineman Doug Whiting is sidelined following surgery to repair a lumbar spine stress fracture. In addition, junior split end Brian Poli-Dixon and redshirt freshman safety Lovell Houston will practice on a limited basis. Poli-Dixon is hampered by a left wrist fracture and Houston is recovering from a right shoulder surgery. Spring practice will begin Tuesday at 4 p.m. and will run until approximately 6 p.m. The Bruins will be holding practices, which are open to the public, on April 6-8, 12-15, 19-21 and 27-30. There will be a closed practice on May 1.© 2000 Sportsticker Enterprises, LP
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