DREW BOOSTS HEISMAN HOPES.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer PASADENA - Maurice Drew for Heisman? His teammates believe it has a nice ring to it but no opponent ever will catch Drew striking the Heisman pose. 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 already has launched its campaign but after another stellar performance, Drew avoided the subject just as easily as he does the grasp of defensive linemen, linebackers and punt-return units. USC's Reggie Bush Reginald "Reggie" Bush, birth name: Reginald Alfred Bush II (born March 2, 1985 in San Diego, California), nicknamed 'The Human Highlight Reel' and 'The President', alluding to President Bush, is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. surely is the frontrunner but Drew has the credentials to be considered. He padded his resume Saturday in UCLA's win over Oregon State with 250 all- purpose yards. He had two touchdown receptions and ran for 120 yards. Drew, humble as usual, certainly won't lobby for the award. ``Geez geez interj. Used to express mild surprise, delight, dissatisfaction, or annoyance. [Shortening and alteration of Jesus1.] , I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. about that. That has nothing to do with what we're out here working for,'' Drew said. ``I'm out here working for guys like (offensive lineman) Bob Clearly and (defensive lineman) Chase Moline. They're playing their hearts out. ``I have school during the week and I have another opponent to worry about. I don't have time to worry about the Heisman. I've got guys around me that are busting their butts. They say they want me to win it but we're just going to keep playing. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, oh well.'' What happens on a regular basis is that Drew finds his way into the end zone. On Saturday, coach Karl Dorrell Karl Dorrell (born December 18, 1963 in Alameda, California) is the first black head coach in the history of the UCLA Bruins college football team, a position he took on December 18, 2002. made good on his promise to use Drew more as a receiver and it worked brilliantly. The Beavers played mostly man coverage and on his touchdown receptions of 43 and 20 yards, Drew was matched up against a linebacker. Anyone can guess how that worked out for Oregon State. That defense resulted in touchdowns. ``Coach (Tom Cable) did a great job calling the plays,'' Drew said. ``I was on a middle linebacker and just tried to make a play for the team.'' That's what Drew is best at. He has 16 touchdowns this season and 35 in his career, which moved him into a tie for fourth on the school's all-time list with Gary Beban Gary Joseph Beban (born August 5, 1946 in Redwood City, California) is a former American football player. Son of an Italian-born mother and a first generation Croatian-American father, Beban won the 1967 Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in college football, and the - the guy who won the Heisman. ``(Drew's) the best player in the nation,'' UCLA linebacker Spencer Havner Spencer Rhett Havner (February 2, 1983 in Sacramento, CA) is a linebacker on the Green Bay Packers. High School Havner earned two varsity letters as an inside linebacker and tight end at Nevada Union High in Grass Valley, CA. said. ``He's awesome.'' Drew didn't return a punt for a touchdown Saturday because he was chased down. He joked that he'll pay for that in practice all week. The special-teams unit expects he'll have a chance to score every time he catches the ball and, by the way, he never fair-catches punts. Teams are inexplicably in·ex·pli·ca·ble adj. Difficult or impossible to explain or account for. in·ex  pli·ca·bil still punting to Drew. Oregon State coach
Mike Riley
Now, he's worried about winning at Stanford this week. Not how No. 8 UCLA (7-0) is viewed by the country. ``It's not how other people look at us,'' Drew said. ``It's how we feel about ourselves and how we go perform each week.'' And with the ball in Drew's hands, they're feeling awfully good. Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: no caption (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. ) Box: NO. 8 UCLA 51, OREGON ST. 28 |
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