A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : A COLUMBIA LION FROM L.A.When UCLA's attitude cooled to lukewarm toward one recruit, Columbia won over its most important player. ``I didn't want to play for UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and be just another number,'' said Marcellus Wiley Marcellus Vernon Wiley nicknamed Dat Dude (born November 30, 1974 in Compton, California) is an American football defensive end for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. He was selected with the 22nd pick of the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft out of Columbia University by the of Los Angeles, a 6-5, 270-pound senior defensive end and tailback who is considered a legitimate NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga prospect. ``My assistant high school coach had three words for me about Columbia: `Do not go,' '' Wiley said. ``But I knew if we go 10-0 in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Letterman will be there, the cover of Sports Illustrated will be there.'' |
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