Orange County Register

Safety E.J. Woods had been somewhat of a loose cannon since he arrived at UCLA. Now he is just loose.

UCLA officials confirmed Woods, the heralded recruit who redshirted all of last season because of academic issues, has been released by the school. He is said to be considering a transfer to a local junior college.

Woods, who has been charged with six misdemeanor counts of battery, has a pre-trial hearing scheduled for July 31.

Offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga, who started the first two games of 2008 before being benched and was not expected to play much this season, is also transferring.

Six players have now left UCLA since the end of spring camp.

More from the UCLA blog:

• UCLA football: Bruins to play Rutgers
• UCLA basketball: Bruins find new preseason opponent
• Will Collison be better in pros than college?
• UCLA football: Bruins land Michigan safety
• UCLA football: Key preseason dates announced
• UCLA basketball: Howland talks one-and-done
• UCLA basketball: How much will it cost to keep your seat at the new Pauley?
• UCLA basketball: Bruins announce season tickets points system for 2012-13
• UCLA football: Tickets on sale
• UCLA basketball: Forum likely home venue for 2011-12
• UCLA football recruiting: June roundup
• UCLA football: Chow says ‘09 will be different

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.