COLLEGE FOOTBALL UPDATE: NEW COORDINATOR TO BENEFIT BOLLER CAL'S JUNIOR QB TO GET MORE FREEDOM.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer Kyle Boller Kyle Bryan Boller (born June 17 1981 in Burbank, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of California. has a new 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 , one with a reputation for staying aggressive. Al Borges Alan Borges (born October 8, 1955 in Salinas, California) is an American college football coach and the current offensive coordinator of the Auburn University football team. , formerly of 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 , was hired at Cal to give Boller (Hart High) a jump-start in his quest to rejuvenate re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. the Golden Bears' anemic offense. Boller struggled moving the ball with much regularity as a sophomore under now-fired Steve Hagen. The arrival of Borges figures to let Boller's receivers run more multiple routes. ``He didn't change any routes. I tried to get him to, but he didn't want to go against the coach,'' wide receiver Derek Swafford said of Hagen's conservative approach at the line of scrimmage line of scrimmage n. pl. lines of scrimmage Football Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for last year. With Borges aboard, expect Boller to be much more daring when barking out signals. ``This year, (Borges) is giving him more freedom,'' Swafford said. --Odds and ends: Nevada senior quarterback David Neill (Hart) missed Wednesday's workouts with the flu. ... San Diego State is deep enough at tight end that Brian Gelt (Canyon) could see playing time as an offset I-formation fullback this year. ... Utah State linebacker Scott Hunt (Hart) should have more opportunities to contribute for the Aggies, who suffered heavy graduation losses at linebacker. Hunt finished with 19 tackles in a reserve/special teams role. ... Another Hart product playing at Utah State - junior tight end Scott Collins - was limited to just two catches and six games played last year because of a shoulder injury. Now healthy, Collins will be a USU USU Usually USU Utah State University (Logan, UT) USU Uniformed Services University USU Ural State University (Ekatherinburg, Russia) USU Universidade Santa Úrsula reserve and special-teams player. ... Texas freshman defensive lineman Kaelen Jakes (Valencia) might not be rushed into duty, despite Longhorns coach Mack Brown's concern about depth on the defensive line. Jakes wasn't listed in Texas' preseason two-deep charts. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Hart High product Kyle Boller has a new offensive coordinator at Cal, a move designed to improve the Bears' production. File Photo |
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