UCLA NOTEBOOK: UCLA DBS CORNERED.Byline: - Billy Witz PASADENA - One area where 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 supposed to have an advantage against USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. was at cornerback, where Ricky Manning and Matt Ware Matthew Jesse Ware (born December 2, 1982 in Santa Monica, California) is currently an American football defensive back in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals. He was waived by the Philadelphia Eagles on September 2, 2006 and picked up by the Cardinals. have formed the best tandem in 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 . But in the 52-21 loss Saturday, they gave up a pair of big plays that helped put the Bruins in a hole. Ware was beaten by Kareem Kelly Kareem Kelly (born April 1, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is a Canadian Football League wide receiver. He attended the University of Southern California where he played football and track and majored in sociology. His sports hero is Muhammad Ali. on a 34-yard touchdown on the second play of the game, and on the next series Keary Colbert Patrick Keary Jerel Colbert (born May 21, 1982 in Oxnard, California, United States) is an American football wide receiver playing for the Carolina Panthers in the National Football League. got behind Manning on a 51-yard scoring pass. ``They got open, they did a good job,'' Ware said. ``It only happened a couple of times, but (Carson) Palmer capitalized. That's why he's a Heisman candidate.'' Manning said, ``We fell apart a couple of times, and they took advantage of it every time we slipped.'' --Run neutralized: The early deficit kept UCLA from running the ball much, even though Tyler Ebell and Manuel White combined for 19 carries for 101 yards. ``If we didn't get down so much, I don't think they could have stopped me or Manuel,'' Ebell said. ``I didn't think their defense was great. They were overhyped. They were fast, I'll give them that, but I didn't think they were that good.'' --Good snaps: UCLA center Mike McCloskey, who had the ball slip out of his hand on a botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. snap against Stanford, wasn't at fault Saturday when Matt Moore fumbled two snaps. ``It seemed normal to me,'' McCloskey said. ``It felt like a regular snap.'' --Stepping up: Defensive tackle Sean Phillips, making the first start of his career at that position, led the Bruins with seven tackles. --Streak busters: Ebell, who rushed for 56 yards on 12 carries, had his consecutive 100-yard game streak snapped at six. Defensive end Dave Ball had his streak of games with a sack snapped at eight. --Injury report: Receiver Tab Perry suffered a sprained left foot and had it in a boot afterward. Defensive tackle Rodney Leisle played for the first time since breaking his foot six weeks ago and had one tackle. --Record setter: Tight end Mike Seidman caught three passes for 28 yards, setting a new UCLA single-season record for a tight end with 643 yards. --First-timers: When John Sciarra hit Marcedes Lewis with a 14-yard touchdown pass in the final minute, it marked the first touchdown in the careers of the UCLA freshmen. |
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