BACKUPS TOW THE O-LINE.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer PASADENA - UCLA's offensive line was customarily poised and proficient against Oregon State. The Bruins got in a rhythm early and gave quarterback Drew Olson Drew Olson (born April 6, 1983 in San Francisco, California) is a former starting quarterback for the University of California, Los Angeles football team, where he broke many of UCLA's passing records. plenty of time to throw for a school-record six touchdown passes. And they opened the holes for tailback tail·back n. Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. tailback Noun Brit a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction Maurice Drew, who ran for 120 yards. Just another day in the trenches. Only the Bruins were missing two starters. Offensive tackle Brian Abraham was sick and couldn't get out of bed Friday night. Sophomore Noah Sutherland started at strongside tackle and was impressive. Senior center Mike McCloskey suffered a strained right shoulder midway through the first quarter and didn't return, so backup Aaron Meyer played the rest of the way and played well. 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 didn't miss a beat as it rolled up 497 yards. ``That's a testament to those two guys and how hard they practice,'' guard Robert Cleary said. ``Those guys were huge for us. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if I'm surprised or not but I'm just happy they did what they did for us. They didn't want to let the team down and we put up 51 points.'' That was good news for UCLA. Abraham just played on the field-goal unit. McCloskey, who will have an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. on his shoulder, is questionable for next week's game at Stanford. But if Meyer plays like he did Saturday, it might take the sting out of McCloskey's injury. Offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during Tom Cable called whatever he wanted and everything worked. And it all started up front. ``That was pretty cool,'' Cable said. ``We didn't have a letdown letdown 1. the sudden flush of milk flow that occurs when the calf begins to suck or when milking commences in a properly prepared cow. Depends for its occurrence on the release of oxytocin from the pituitary gland in response to massage of the teats and udder. . ... I was worried about it, I'm not going to lie about that. But you get them ready to go.'' Cable pointed out that veteran Shannon Tevaga was on one side of the line and seniors Ed Blanton and Marcedes Lewis Marcedes Alexis Lewis (born May 19, 1984 in Los Alamitos, California) is an American football tight end who plays for the National Football League Jacksonville Jaguars. He was drafted from UCLA as the 28th pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. on the other, making for an easier transition. Olson wasn't surprised that the results were the same. ``They did awesome,'' Olson said. ``That shows you what a great job Cable did preparing those guys.'' Sutherland made his first career start and made it a good one. ``We feel we have a lot of depth and that when people go down, we have people to step in and do the job,'' Sutherland said. Maurice Drew was happy with the offensive line's production and had 120 yards rushing and 67 receiving. Drew was busy doing his usual thing, so it's no wonder if the casual observer didn't know anyone was missing. ``We practiced with Sutherland last week and he did a great job,'' Drew said. ``We ran behind him most of the time. Aaron stepped up. He messed up the first play, we got on him, and he played great the rest of the game.'' |
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