was lying down in his room last week when he felt some unusual stomach pains. The UCLA right tackle hopped into a car with teammate Rick Wade and rushed to UCLA Medical Center, where tests came back normal and James returned home after midnight.
Only a few days later, James was back on the field playing for the Bruins against Washington.
“It just showed to me,” UCLA coach Jim Mora said Tuesday, “his strength of will.”
That appears to be a family trait.
Marcus James, Andre’s father, will get to see his son play for the first time in about a year Friday night after persevering through a battle with testicular cancer.