Bruins Wary of Unusual Trick Plays
Scenario: Northeast Louisiana wins the toss and elects to defer its option to the second half Saturday night in the Rose Bowl.
The Indians kick off to UCLA. The last words from every coach on the sideline to the Bruins?
“Watch the onside kick,” Coach Bob Toledo said Thursday.
Northeast Louisiana opened the second half Saturday against Minnesota by recovering its own onside kick. The Indians opened the game against Georgia in 1994 by recovering their own onside kick.
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Running back Skip Hicks, who suffered a concussion at Tennessee, has been cleared to play Saturday and will start. . . . Rodney Lee is being listed as questionable because of a bruised shoulder, suffered Wednesday. Derek Ayers will probably start at wide receiver in Lee’s place.
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