UCLA NOTEBOOK: DREW SLOWED IN WIN.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer PASADENA - Arizona used an eight-man front to shut down 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 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 in the first half, and ineffectiveness and a nagging injury shut him down for virtually the entire second half. Drew entered the day leading the Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members in rushing and fourth in the nation, but was held to 22 yards on 11 carries. Instead, running back Manuel White Manuel White (born July 2, 1982) is an American football running back. was the featured back and freshman Chris Markey backed up White much of the second half in UCLA's 37-17 victory against Arizona on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. ``The line was doing its job, but I just couldn't find the holes,'' Drew said. ``I'm fine. I just wanted to rest it. I wasn't playing like I usually do, so they put in guys that did what they needed to do. Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
Drew entered the game averaging 167.3 yards rushing per game, and was coming off three consecutive games in which he ran for at least 140 yards. But he was limited in practice because of the groin injury, which he suffered against San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State. He carried twice in the second half for minus-2 yards. White ran for 62 yards on 17 carries. Markey finished with 32 yards on six carries and scored his first career touchdown on a two-yard run. ``(Drew) didn't have the game that he normally would have,'' UCLA 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. said. ``It was part of our plan to get a young back, like Chris Markey, a little bit more carries because we know that at some point we are going to utilize him during the (upcoming) Pac-10 stretch.'' --Harrison returns: The play before backup quarterback David Koral took a knee to end the game, he handed the ball off to junior Jason Harrison for a 2-yard gain. It came in the last minute of the fourth quarter and was no big deal to most, but it marked Harrison's first action since he tore two ligaments in his knee and had a piece of his muscle ripped off the bone. That came Dec. 7, 2002, and after two surgeries and grueling rehabilitation, Harrison was happy about his return. ``I've been waiting and waiting and waiting,'' Harrison said. ``I'm just playing my role, and they called my number. I'm happy, I'm blessed I'm playing. It was very exciting.'' --Special teams: UCLA assistant Brian Schneider Brian Duncan Schneider (born November 26, 1976 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American Major League Baseball catcher. He is currently the starting catcher for the Washington Nationals. was put in charge of the special teams because Dorrell wanted continuity, and the Bruins are reaping the rewards. Chris Horton blocked a punt for a safety 1:45 into the game. It was UCLA's second blocked punt of the season. CAPTION(S): box Box: UCLA 37, ARIZONA 17 |
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