Rivalry aside it is never a good thing to hear that a student has trouble adjusting to the next phase of life...

Hasiak, who has appeared in four games this season, has had a number of anger issues on the practice field, particularly early in the season. He was involved in a handful of near fights with teammates during live scrimmages. He appeared in the first two games but was benched for the Kansas State game and did not play in the next two games.

Hasiak is back in Los Angeles but could not be reached for comment.

UCLA coaches considered Hasiak a key player in rebuilding the offensive line. He was ranked the fourth-best guard nationally by Rivals.com as a senior at Kapolei (Ha.) High. He was recruited by USC and visited Michigan and California before committing to UCLA.

USC wanted Hasiak, but it was the hope of early playing time that swayed his decision to commit to the bruins.

We all know that the O line is the TOUGHEST group of players to develop. Very few come in and make an instant impact. There is always some growing to do as the unit gels. This doesn't hurt ucla as some might think unless someone goes down to injury. They have been doing it without Hasiak the past few weeks. We can all see it is tough for some players to make the adjustment.

If Hasiak gets his head on straight he could be a real gamer for the bruins down the road. But even with his lack of production on the field this is still a setback for ucla because he was seen a major cog in the development in their O line and that is the biggest issue at ucla. I don't care what QB Norm Chow is trying to develop...it is tough to make any progress when you are constantly running for your life or getting beat up in the pocket.

I hope the kid works things out...