UCLA VS. USC: A CLOSER LOOK.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. and Jon Wilner THE HERO 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 freshman tailback DeShaun Foster DeShaun Xavier Foster (born January 10, 1980 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American football running back who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. , who rushed for 109 yards and scored all four UCLA touchdowns, including a 65-yarder early in the second quarter that gave UCLA command of the game. THE GOAT USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. coach Paul Hackett, whose mid-October comment - that Oregon was the best team in the Pac-10 - infuriated in·fu·ri·ate tr.v. in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing, in·fu·ri·ates To make furious; enrage. adj. Archaic Furious. the Bruins and fueled their performance Saturday. STAT OF THE GAME USC fumbled six times and lost five. The Bruins converted them into 13 points. In all, USC committed seven turnovers. QUOTE OF THE GAME ``They had no chance. I felt with two weeks off that they'd be OK. But during the game I didn't see that they thought they could win.'' - Kris Farris Kristofer Martin Farris (born March 27, 1977 in St. Paul, Minnesota)) was an American football offensive tackle in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills. He was drafted in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. , UCLA offensive tackle NOTEBOOK: One UCLA play makes Hackett an angry man It just wouldn't be a USC-UCLA game without controversy, and Trojans coach Paul Hackett was upset Saturday over a play the Bruins ran at the end of their 34-17 victory. With less than 30 seconds left, UCLA quarterback Cade McNown Cade McNown (born January 12 1977 in Portland, Oregon) is a quarterback who played in the National Football League. He attended played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles. faked a pitch and reversed field for a 23-yard run. ``I'm not sure what that last play of the game was about,'' Hackett said. Did Hackett think it was uncalled for? ``Yes,'' he said. Hackett was then asked if he was upset because the game was no longer on the line. ``You're asking me if the game was on the line?'' he said in amazement. Sun or Aloha bound? The Trojans' bowl possibilities only cleared up slightly, thanks to Oregon's loss to Oregon State. Both teams finished 5-3 in 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 play. The Sun Bowl, which takes the conference's third-place team, has the option of taking either school. That might favor the Trojans, because the Ducks prefer to go to the Aloha Bowl The Aloha Bowl is a now-defunct National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A college football bowl game played in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. Played on Christmas Day except for games in 1983 to 1986, the Aloha Bowl was sponsored by Jeep Corporation. , which selects fourth. USC's administration prefers going to the Sun Bowl because the Trojans open the 1999 season in Hawaii. It also means more practice time for the Trojans, because the Sun Bowl is New Year's Eve. The Aloha Bowl is on Christmas, and USC may not be able to hold the maximum number of practices because of finals. Aloha Bowl officials have already said they would like USC. Managers game: In the annual game between the team managers Thursday night, USC defeated UCLA 36-35 at Spaulding Field. No more Heisman: USC's defense tried to find something to be proud about after the loss. Its only consolation was UCLA quarterback Cade McNown's stats: He completed 12 of 20 passes for 146 yards with two interceptions. ``Well, we might have taken him out of the Heisman race with that,'' linebacker Chris Claiborne Christopher Ashone Claiborne (born July 26, 1978 in San Diego) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. Professional Career Previously, Claiborne played for the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, and the New York Giants. said. ``We kept him in control.'' Coming along: UCLA defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head Nick Aliotti was thrilled with his unit's performance, holding USC to 17 points and no big plays. The Trojans scored three times, but only one followed a lengthy drive. Their other scores resulted from UCLA turnovers. USC rushed for 135 yards, but averaged only 3.9 yards per carry. ``We did very well against the run,'' Aliotti said. ``They had a lot of rushing yards, but they didn't really rush the ball.'' Blood boiling: UCLA linebacker Ryan Nece Ryan Clint Nece (born February 24, 1979 in San Bernardino, California) is a professional American football player who plays for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as one of their starting linebackers. spoke to his father earlier this week and had no doubt which way Ronnie Lott was leaning. ``He said he was rooting for me, but you can't break his USC blood,'' said Nece, a redshirt freshman linebacker who had seven tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery in one of his best games of the season. Nece had plenty of motivation. In addition to facing his father's school, USC didn't recruit him. ``There was a little extra going on inside,'' he said. ``At first (when he wasn't recruited), I was a little bitter A Little Bitter (often abbreviated to ALB) is a rock band from Coalisland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland comprising of Jonny Armstrong on lead vocals and lead guitar and Seamy Donnelly on backing vocals and base guitar. . Now, SC is my enemy.'' Big blocks: UCLA's rushing success was due, in part, to effective downfield down·field adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the defensive team's end of the field. Adj. 1. downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver" blocking by its receivers. Brad Melsby took out Claiborne on a 16-yard screen pass to DeShaun Foster that set up UCLA's second touchdown. On Foster's 65-yard run, freshman receiver Jon Dubravac joined tackle Kris Farris and fullback Durell Price in clearing a seam. ``We saw on film that their safeties made a lot of tackles,'' Melsby said. ``We thought if the receivers could block the safeties and leave the runners for the cornerbacks, that would eliminate a major tackler. The big runs were directly a result of the receivers blocking.'' Thinking back: When UCLA took a 34-17 lead early in the fourth quarter, Farris recalled the 1996 game, when USC held a 17-point lead with seven minutes left. ``I kept saying, `Remember '96,''' Farris said. ``This SC team reminded me a lot of us in '96.'' Injury update: Right tackle Brian Polak played the entire game despite a sprained ankle and knee that forced him to miss three practices this week. Cornerback Jason Bell (ankle) and defensive end Kenyon Coleman (knee) suffered minor injuries. But with a week off, they are expected to be ready for Miami. USC linebacker David Gibson suffered a a bruised thigh and did not play in the second half. USC officials said Gibson will be able to play next week, which means his status is likely 50-50 for the Notre Dame game. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO HACKETT |
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