Keeping tabs on the offense UCLA head coach Bob
Toledo and offensive coordinator Al Borges have been so impressed
with the play of true freshman Tab Perry that they have decided to
work in more plays for him. Perry will now be the first receiver in
when UCLA goes to three wide receiver sets. Perry will still be No.
2 on the depth chart at flanker but will join starters Freddie
Mitchell and Brian Poli-Dixon when Toledo utilizes the hawk, eagle,
falcon and other bird-inspired formations. Despite the recognition
Perry has received, Toledo will keep the running game going. Both
quarterback Cory Paus and Toledo said they still expect teams to
stack eight men in the box to stop the run, despite the absence of
star running back DeShaun Foster. Last game, a 38-31 win against
ASU, featured two running backs gaining 100 yards on the ground.
Jermaine Lewis racked up 104 on 17 carries and Akil Harris added
100 on 13 carries. Toledo’s UCLA teams are 17-4 when at least
one player rushes for 100 yards.
Freddie Mitchell radio Last Friday Mitchell
made an appearance on country music station KZLA 93.9 FM. He talked
about the country music in his hometown of Lakeland, Fl., as well
as wearing cowboy boots in the locker room. At one point, a female
caller tried to convince Mitchell to take her out on a date.
Mitchell politely declined, but sounded flattered. Mitchell, one of
the most outgoing college football players in recent memory, had
previously appeared on the television show “Pacific
Blue” and is a popular interview on Fox Sports’
Regional Report.
Golden Bears, UCLA match-up deemed unsuitable for
TV Saturday’s matchup against Cal in Berkeley will
be the only game of the season that is not televised live.
Fox’s Pac-10 game of the week will be Stanford vs. Oregon
State and Oregon vs. Southern Cal will be the local game at 12:30
p.m. Cal, along with Southern Cal and Arizona, are the only three
UCLA opponents who did not appear in a bowl game last season,
including three teams (Alabama, Michigan and Stanford) which
appeared in BCS games. The Bears are also the only team on the
Bruins’ schedule that were not ranked in Sports
Illustrated’s Top 50. Add all these together and you get a
game which was not deemed worthy of television. Die-hards who
cannot make the trip to Northern California can watch the
tape-delayed telecast on Fox Sports Net 2, Sunday at 5 p.m.
UCLA playboys At Toledo’s last press
conference on Monday afternoon, the topic of the Playboy Mansion
came up. Paus and Mitchell have both been guests at Hugh
Hefner’s famous home, but subtract one former Bruin from the
list of welcome guests. Chicago Bear quarterback Cade McNown has
been summarily banished from the palace, allegedly for hitting on
two bunnies that Hefner deemed off-limits. No worries for McNown,
however, his current girlfriend is playmate of the year Heather
Kozar.
Notes Compiled by Greg Lewis, Daily Bruin Senior Staff.