UCLA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: COACH: SLURS `JUST ONE IDIOT'.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer Washington State coach Bill Doba Bill Doba (b. September 7, 1940 in South Bend, Indiana) is the head football coach at Washington State University. Early life and career Doba grew up in New Carlisle, Indiana playing football for New Carlisle High School. said it was ``upsetting'' to learn a 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 player said he was the target of a racial slur during the Bruins' visit to Pullman Pullman. 1 Former town, since 1889 part of Chicago, Ill. It was founded in 1880 by George M. Pullman as a model community for workers of his sleeping-car company; all property was company owned, and administration policies were paternalistic. , Wash., two years ago. Doba addressed the topic during his Tuesday session with reporters, and said he will ask fans during his weekly radio show, and other appearances, to behave more appropriately Saturday when No. 12 UCLA visits the Cougars. ``That's very upsetting to me,'' Doba said. ``Hopefully, it's just one idiot.'' Bruins senior strong safety Jarrad Page Jarrad Page (born October 19, 1984) was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 7th round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played for UCLA in his collegiate career. Before attending UCLA, Page grew up in San Leandro, California, attending San Leandro High School, where Page was the top said fans at Washington State were rowdy, and yelled ``everything, from racial comments to all that type of stuff.'' ``A racial slur anywhere, anytime, in any country is uncalled for. It's wrong,'' said Doba, who added such incidents ''don't help us in recruiting.'' Doba said many times in his career he's been the target of abuse by fans at visiting stadiums. ``I've been spit on,'' Doba said. ``I've been hit by a whiskey whiskey [from the Gaelic for "water of life"], spirituous liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grains, usually rye, barley, oats, wheat, or corn. Inferior whiskeys are made from potatoes, beets, and other roots. bottle in other places. It's not just Pullman fans (misbehaving), it's throughout (college football).'' Meanwhile, Bruins 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. , who is African-American, said he did not hear any racial comments during his 2003 trip to Martin Stadium, but has heard them in other venues. ``There's racism everywhere. It's not just in one geographic area,'' Dorrell said. ''You just have to deal with it and not make it an issue. Just go out there and play and do your job.'' --Fake-punt folly: When UCLA's Page ran 38 yards on a game-changing fake punt in the fourth quarter against California, the Bears only had 10 players on the field. Cal coach Jeff Tedford Jeff Tedford (born November 2, 1961 in Lynwood, California) has been head coach of the California Golden Bears college football program since 2002. A first-time head coach, Tedford has won wide acclaim for turning the once-downtrodden Cal football program into a national power. told reporters during his Tuesday media session the 11th player was running onto the field when someone else shouted for the players on the sideline sideline See on the sidelines. to ``get back.'' The 11th player mistakenly thought the directive was shouted at him, and ran back to the sideline. ``It was a youthful mistake that needs to be recognized by the coaches involved,'' Tedford said. ``It's very disappointing. It's not just the kid's fault. It's also the coaches' fault.'' The absent player was supposed to be at right end, where Page ran. --Drew's better body: Bruins 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 is getting almost as many touches this season as a year ago, but he said he learned to better care for his body so he can recover more quickly. ``Coming from last year, you learn how to take care of your body a little better after experiencing all the pain,'' Drew said. ``I'm in cold tubs more and more.'' Drew averaged nearly 20 touches in the first five games of 2004, and said he was sore the rest of the season. Through five games in 2005, he is averaging 17.6 touches per game, but said he feels much better. --Odds and ends: UCLA defensive tackle Brigham Harwell (ankle) practiced lightly, and is expected to play at Washington State. ... Linebacker Kyle Bosworth, who plays on special teams, has a broken left thumb and did not practice. ... Bruins third-string quarterback David Koral hasn't been with the team since Thursday. He is suffering from an illness, but could be back later this week. Brian Dohn, (818) 713-3607 brian.dohn(at)dailynews.com |
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