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falls to Cal Lutheran

POSTED: 10/18/14, 9:03 PM PDT 
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Cal Lutheran’s Ricky Johnson races past Will Latta of Pomona-Pitzer on a kickoff
return during the Kingsmen’s homecoming victory on Saturday afternoon.
 

CAL LUTHERAN 41, POMONA-PITZER 17 >> Freshman running back Aseal Birir became only the sixth running back in Pomona-Pitzer (2-3, 2-1) history to run for over 200 yards in a game (208), including two long touchdown runs. However it was not enough as Cal Lutheran built a quick 20-0 lead and went on to a 41-17 win on Saturday afternoon at William Rolland Stadium.

After the Kingsmen took a 27-3 lead into halftime, Birir broke open touchdown runs of 26 and 61 yards in the third quarter, with his 61-yarder coming after he appeared to be stopped after about a five-yard gain. However, he kept his legs churning through a scrum of players, and broke into daylight for a long scoring run to cut the lead to 34-17 with 3:12 left in the third quarter. Birir’s 208 yards ranks as the eighth-highest single-game total in school history.

 
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Streaking Cowboys beat Giants for sixth consecutive win

Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014

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Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray (29) evades New York Giants outside
linebacker Devon Kennard (59) on the run in the second quarter against the New York
Giants Sunday, October 19, 2014.
 

BY CLARENCE E. HILL JR.
chill@star-telegram.com

ARLINGTON — DeMarco Murray became the first player in NFL history to start a season with seven consecutive 100-yard games and Tony Romo threw three touchdowns as the streaky Dallas

Cowboys turned away the New York Giants 31-21 Sunday at AT&T Stadium.

Murray finished with 28 carries for 128 yards and one touchdown.

“He’s off to a good start,” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. “It’s a team thing. Teams are coming in here trying to stop the run. It’s starts with the offensive line, the tight ends are blocking the backs are blocking.

“DeMarco is finding the soft spots. He’s doing a fantastic job.”

Romo completed 17 of 23 passes for 279 yards with touchdowns of 15 and 26 yards to tight end Gavin Escobar and 18 yards to Terrance Williams. He was intercepted once.

Gavin had three catches for 65 yards. Dez Bryant had nine receptions for 151 yards.

The balance on offense, mainly Romo, Bryant and Murray, had a feel of the 1990s Triplets of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin.

“Well, they’re both making those great plays. They’re making great plays at significant times for us. That certainly was what Michael, Emmitt and Troy did,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. “In that sense, that’s got everything to do with why we’re 6-1. They would be the first to tell you they had an outstanding team around them. They had an outstanding offensive line.”

Defensively, linebacker Justin Durant forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. Barry Church had a forced fumble and Henry Melton had a fumble recovery.

“Taking the ball with those strips was huge,” Garrett said.

For the Giants, Eli Manning completed 21 of 33 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns. He had touchdown throws of 9 and 5 yards to Odell Beckham and a 27-yarder to Daniel Fells. Beckham had four catches for 34 yards. Rueben Randle added six catches for 74 yards.

The Cowboys (6-1) have won six in a row and host the Washington Redskins in an Oct. 27, Monday night game.

“Our record is above what we could have expected,” owner Jerry Jones said. “But we have it and it’s a credit to the team that is building in their confidence.”

The magnitude of the NFC East opener for the Cowboys was obvious for both teams as they got into a skirmish on the opening kickoff. No flags, but plenty of pushing, shoving and talking. It was also obvious to the 91,028 fans, which were clearly dominated by the Cowboys after weeks of having visiting fans disrupt home games.

“Our crowd is behind us. We have the best fans in the world,” Garrett said. “We have a great appreciation for our fans. We love playing in our stadium. They were a positive factor,”

After an exchange of punts, the Cowboys drove 76 yards in 11 plays for the game’s first score.
Romo passed 15 yards to Escobar, who was running across the back of the end zone for the touchdown and a 7-0 lead.

Dallas converted two third downs on the drive and had four plays of 10 or more yards including a 17-yard run by Murray, a 12-yard catch by Jason Witten and receptions of 24 and 15 plays by Escobar.

“This is the best we’ve ever been on third down,” Romo said. “It’s changing the game.”
Early in the second quarter, the Giants moved within scoring position, aided by a third-and-1 pass interference call against Dallas.

The touchdown came on a 9-yard pass from Manning to Beckham. The drive covered 71 yards on 10 plays to tie the game at 7-7 with 11:24 left in the second quarter.

Five plays later, Prince Amukamara intercepted Romo on a deep pass intended for Dez Bryant, who fell down on the route. Amukamara returned the ball 38 yards to the Cowboys’ 27.

On the next play, Manning threw a touchdown to Fells, who split two defenders around the 13 yard line, and stumbled into the end zone to give the Giants a 14-7 lead at the 7:53 mark.

“Interceptions are always the spark,” Amukamara said. “When the offense scored right after that, the defense just needs to help them more and get more hands on the ball and make more plays.”
The Giants’ lead didn’t last long.

The Cowboys drove 80 yards in 10 plays to tie the game.

Romo threw an 18-yard touchdown to Williams to make it 14-14 with 2:17 left in the first half.

The Cowboys converted two third downs on the drive with an 8-yard catch by Bryant and a 15-yard grab by Witten. Murray left the game briefly on the drive favoring his right foot after tripping on a 21-yard run but later returned.

Neither team threatened to score on their next possessions as the half ended.
After a defensive stop to start the second half, the Cowboys marched 93 yards for the go-ahead score.

Romo threw a 26-yard touchdown to make it 21-14 with 6:15 left in the third quarter.

The big play on the drive was a 44-yard catch by Bryant on a third-and-6 play from their 16.

“DeMarco is at the highest level at his position. Dez is at the highest level at his position,” Romo said. “We’re a balanced team. It’s hard for teams to figure out what they want to take away.”

After an exchange of punts, the Cowboys forced a turnover when Barry Church stripped the ball from tight end Larry Donnell after an 8-yard catch and Justin Durant recovered at the Giants 27.

Four plays later, Murray scored on a 1-yard run to make it 28-14 with 9:11 left in the game.
“Taking that ball away allowed us to go up two scores. The was the big sequence in the game,” Garrett said.

The Giants wouldn’t go away.

New York covered 80 yards in 11 plays with Manning throwing a fourth down-and-5 touchdown to Beckham to make it 28-21.

“The turnover in the fourth quarter hurt us, despite having a good drive to put us within seven points,” Manning said. “It was too little, too late at that point.”

Dallas secured the game with a 10 play drive that took 4:29 and ended with Dan Bailey making a 49-yard field goal for a 31-21 lead.

Two plays, Donnell fumbled again when he was stripped of the ball by Justin Durant after a 6-yard catch and Henry Melton recovered with 35 seconds to go.

 
 
 

Cowboys answer questions with statement in Seattle

11:54 p.m. EDT October 12, 2014
2014-10-12 DeMarco Murray2 Indeed, these Cowboys are not a fluke.

This is Dallas sticking to a formula — draft an offensive line full of maulers, build a stable of running backs and run the heck out of the star and trust your quarterback to shine — and it has never worked better for Dallas than it did Sunday in Seattle.

Despite quickly falling behind 10-0 thanks to a Seattle field goal and a blocked-punt touchdown for the Seahawks after the Cowboys first possession, the game plan did not change: Give the ball to DeMarco Murray, take some shots to Dez Bryant — even when he was guarded by Richard Sherman — and let the defense focus on containing Seattle's triple-threat offense of Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch and Percy Harvin.

Murray had his sixth consecutive 100-yard rushing game (becoming only the second player in NFL history, along with Jim Brown, to do so to start a year), this time against a Seattle run defense that had been ranked as the NFL's best. Quarterback Tony Romo threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns, while a maligned defense made the Seahawks offense look silly.

Wilson threw for just 126 yards, completed only 50% of his passes and threw an interception while trying to lead a game-tying drive in the final minute. Lynch had just 10 carries (for 61 yards) and Harvin — the X-factor in the Seahawks offense — had zero receiving yards on three catches as the Cowboys shut down Seattle's screen game.

"When I see us play like that, we've got a chance to line up against anybody and win the game," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said.

It was one thing for the Cowboys to have beaten the likes of the Rams — needing a rally to beat backup quarterback Austin Davis — or even to survive in overtime to beat the Houston Texans at home. It was something different to win here in Seattle, where the Seahawks had previously only lost one time since Wilson took over as quarterback in 2012.

To do it, Dallas had to beat up the NFL's reigning bullies. The result was what Jones called "Jason Garrett's finest day as a Cowboy" — high praise for a head coach who will soon need a new contract.

That won't come immediately, with Jones saying he's refraining from making those sorts of business decisions when he's either too happy or too sad, but Jones' patience in Garrett finally appears to be paying off.

"It all came together for Jason," Jones said.

And so too, for the Cowboys.

"Oh, it's just one win," Garrett said. "It's certainly a challenging place to play, against an awfully good football team. There are a lot of things that we can build on from this game, and we can learn from it."

Seattle, meanwhile, looks vulnerable in its bid to repeat as Super Bowl champion.

The Seahawks managed to write off a Week 2 road loss to San Diego as an early-season bump, an anomaly. This loss is harder to justify, not after building — and losing — a 10-point lead, and not after the things that normally work so well — Wilson not making costly mistakes and riding the strength of an aggressive, tone-setting defense — went awry.

The offensive woes seemed particularly baffling, especially after a promising start to the season for Wilson, who was continuing to ascend in his third year, and a running game that was leading the NFL heading into Sunday's game.

But that game plan was absent against the Cowboys, with Lynch getting just 10 carries — he had only six against the Chargers in the Seahawks' other loss — as the Seahawks appeared determined to make Harvin the focal point. This time, it just didn't work, and it left players angry — none more so than receiver Doug Baldwin. Baldwin caught two passes for 32 yards, and blocked a punt for the Seahawks.

"We're frustrated. The offense can't (expletive) move the ball. We've got too much (expletive) talent over here not to be moving the ball. It's not on (Wilson). I'm just saying in general, our offense, we're just too (expletive) good not to be moving the ball down the field," Baldwin said. "I'm not mad at Russ at all. It's a collaborative thing. We all got to pitch in and do our part. We've all got to be better."

 
 

Dan Bailey's OT FG lifts Cowboys over Texans 20-17

AP   4:26 p.m. EDT October 5, 2014
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dan Bailey kicked a 49-yard field goal in overtime after a miss at the end of regulation ended his franchise record streak of made kicks, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 20-17 on Sunday.

 

Bailey's kick was set up when Tony Romo threw off his back foot with pressure coming and Dez Bryant made a spectacular leaping catch for 37 yards.

 

BOX SCORE: Cowboys 20, Texans 17 (OT)

 

The Cowboys (4-1) won their fourth straight for the first time since 2011 despite blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter.

 

The Texans (3-2) rallied behind Arian Foster, who had 157 yards rushing and a tying 1-yard score with 41 seconds left in regulation.

 

Bailey's miss from 53 yards on the final play of regulation ended a franchise record streak of 30 straight made field goals.

 
 

University of Redlands football begins defense of SCIAC title

By Ed Castro, Redlands Daily Facts
POSTED: 10/03/14, 11:45 PM PDT | UPDATED: 1 DAY AGO


The football season is just two games old, but it’s already been a long, grueling campaign for the University of Redlands.

The Bulldogs are winless, having been outscored 72-3 in losses to nationally ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor (36-0) and Linfield (36-3).

But today Redlands starts the season over and begins defense of its Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) title at Pomona-Pitzer at 7 p.m.

The season-opening losses, including the home opener two weeks ago, were hard to digest.

“I don’t remember feeling so far back in a game,” Redlands coach Mike Maynard said. “I didn’t feel in the fourth quarter that we could recapture it. I usually feel, if we play well, that we could find a way to win the game. I didn’t feel we could do that in those two games. It was difficult to accept.”
Redlands, however, opened last season with a similar 0-2 start. The Bulldogs ended up with the SCIAC championship.

“We’ve made some slight personnel changes and we are just trying to do a better job of teaching our guys how to be successful within every phase of the game,” Maynard said. “That’s on offense, defense or kicking. It’s been really difficult. I hope we are all in a place now where we can perform much better.”

Redlands has traditionally had its way with Pomona-Pitzer. The Bulldogs have a nine-game win streak against the Sagehens. And Redlands has outscored Pomona-Pitzer 119-0 the past two seasons.

“We have to execute better, we just have to get it done,” Maynard said. “Success breeds confidence. Hopefully after this game we will have that.”

Whether Redlands can return to championship form depends on the team’s ability to run the ball. The Bulldogs have only rushed for 30 yards in two games.

“We’re a run team,” Maynard said. “Everything we do is about the ability to run. If we can’t run the ball, we will struggle.”

Maynard and his staff spent the last two weeks focusing on the fundamentals, stripping down its playbook with the hopes of guiding the Bulldogs back into the win column.

“We can recreate the offense and do other stuff, but I don’t believe we are a team where the pass is first,” Maynard said.

Then the run game will open Redlands’ passing attack, Maynard feels.

“We need to be a run-first team,” Maynard said. “I think we can run the table. I think we can win the conference by doing what we do.”

The need to get Redlands quarterback Kevin Russell back into the flow of things, forcing turnovers and better field position are the goals for the day.

“We want to give our offense more chances,” Maynard said. “We just can’t go in and punt and go back and forth like that. We need to get the ball to our offense and we need to get the ball in good ball position.”

 
 

Former Emperor alumni score three TDs for Kingsmen
Published: Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:55 AM PDT


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Dinuba High School graduates Andrew Worthley, left, and David Rico, right, play football for Cal Lutheran University. Contributed


Dinuba High School graduates David Rico and Andrew Worthley entered football camp this year at California Lutheran University first in the depth chart at the quarterback and wide receiver positions respectively. 

Last Saturday the duo scored three touchdowns in a 35-28 loss to Pacific Lutheran. Rico threw a 10-yard touchdown pass and had a 4-yard touchdown run. Rico was 8-for-14 passing for 85 yards. Worthley caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Nick Isham. He had four catches for 41 yards.

Both were standout players as members of the Dinuba Emperor Football program, each earning a Division III Section Title in 2009 and a Central Sequoia League championship in 2011. Both graduated among the top 10 in their class at Dinuba High in 2012 and received regional honors for their three-sport athletic accomplishments.
In 2012 both CLU freshmen were members of a fourth consecutive SCIAC championship football team, finishing the season with a record of 8-2 and climbing to #15 in Division III nationally. 

Rico served as a backup quarterback and place kick holder for the Kingsmen. 

Worthley is a two year starter, having played in every game since arriving at Cal Lu.  As a sophomore, he was named a team captain, and finished the season as the Kingsmen’s leading receiver, with many of his catches and one touchdown coming from the familiar arm of an old friend.

In pre-season 2013, Rico had worked his way into the #2 quarterback position behind Division I transfer senior Cameron Deen.  A season ending injury for Deen in game six provided Rico the opportunity to demonstrate his talent, and he led the Kingsmen through the remainder of the season, being named the team’s Most Valuable Player by his teammates. Rico finished 2-1 at the helm with 762 yards passing and 371 yards rushing with a passing efficiency rating of 170.56, accomplished largely in just three games as the starting quarterback.

Both Rico and Worthley will face stiff competition to keep their starting roles, as the incoming class of freshmen and transfers is loaded with talent.

“The 2014 Cal Lutheran team is extremely young, but hungry,” according to Ben McEnroe, who enters his eighth season as head coach for the Kingsmen. 

McEnroe was a standout lineman at Taft High School, Bakersfield Jr. College and Cal Lutheran University.

“I know what it’s like to play ball in a small town in the Valley,” McEnroe stated. “And both Rico and Worth

demonstrated the kind of determination, leadership and grit, while at Dinuba, that it takes to be successful at the next level. We knew we were getting leaders when we recruited these guys, and I know they will help lead a new young group of Kingsmen during the next two years.”

“We have a lot to prove after a tough season last year, but we have some great new freshmen on board and some JC and Division I transfers that can make an immediate impact on our program,” Worthley said. 

Rico went on to say, “Coach Mac and the staff have set high expectations for us, and we are working hard to teach the new guys the ropes as quickly as possible. We don’t get a long pre-season like Division I, so we have to make every moment count over the three weeks from opening day to game one.”

David and Andrew are members of the 2014 off season football leadership group, and remained in Thousand Oaks this summer to work out with Dr. Patrick Holmberg and his staff at Cal Lutheran’s Center for Performance Excellence.  Both found jobs in the facilities department at the university which enabled them to juggle work schedules and work-outs. 

“The off season fitness training we receive is some of the best in the nation, and it shows in all our sports programs at CLU,” Worthley said. “The Gilbert Fitness Center is jammed packed with athletes from every sport for most of the summer. If you want to be successful playing a college sport, you need to have a year round workout plan to maintain your edge.”

David goes on to say, “Once you get to college, you realize what a great program we have here at Dinuba.  Andrew and I are able to keep up with the challenges of college athletics and university academics because our teachers and coaches set a very high bar for us here at home.” 

Andrew adds, “When you see Emperors on campus in mid July flipping tractor tires from one end of the campus to the other in 100 degree heat, you know that many of our athletes are fit to compete at the next level if they will work just as hard in the classroom as on the field.”

Worthley and Rico both agree that the emphasis by parents and their kids has to be on student athletics, beginning in grade school.

“So many families only think about Division I schools and full ride athletic scholarships like you see on ESPN, but those are very rare and are a small percentage of the available spots,” Rico stated.  “The majority of college athletes in the U.S. are Division II, III and NAIA players who are offered scholarships for their good grades and SAT scores along with community service; and that’s what allows Worth and I the chance to play a college sport.”

“Even Division I schools are increasingly concerned with the character of student athletes they are recruiting,” Worthley said. “And our former teammate Marcus McMaryion at Oregon State is a perfect example of the guy they want these days.  He has the grades, the talent, and the size to play D-I, but it’s his academics and personal integrity that will get him through the four years no matter what.”

“Once you get to this side of the equation,” David added. “You realize that getting the chance to play the sport you love and earn a college degree is a privilege at any level; and when someone is willing to stake you many thousands of dollars a year for tuition, room and board so you can do so, it’s an honor to play your heart out for them.”

The Dinuba duo are excited about the fact that many of their family members, former coaches, fans and friends have traveled to Southern California over the last two years to watch them play.

“We counted over 50 Emperor fans at one game last year,” said Rico.

“We are just getting started,” added Worthley. “And we’d love to have folks bring their kids down to a game this fall so they can tour the school and get a vision for what it’s like at a smaller, academically driven university. This is a place where you are not just a number, but have a personal relationship with your professors, classmates and community. I wouldn’t dream of being anywhere else.”  

For a complete schedule of this fall’s Cal Lutheran games, visit www.clusports.com/football/schedule. 

The Kingsmen’s home opener against Willamette University is Saturday, with kickoff at noon.  Admission to home games is free, but early arrival is encouraged to avoid the standing room only crowd.
 
 
 
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Bearcats on the Road to Battle California Lutheran on Saturday
 
By Robert McKinney, Willamette University Athletics Communications Director

SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University football team will play its second game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 20 at California Lutheran University. Kickoff between the Bearcats, 1-0, and the Kingsmen, 0-1, is set for Thousand Oaks, Calif., at 12 p.m. (PDT). Willamette leads the all-time series, 3-1, including a 20-13 win in the last meeting in 2009.

Willamette shut out Trinity University (Texas) in the second half last weekend to open the season with a 34-10 win. The Bearcats held a slim 13-10 edge at halftime, but gradually pulled away from the Tigers.

California Lutheran trailed Pacific Lutheran University 21-7 at halftime last week before rallying to tie the game at 21-21. PLU, ranked #17 in NCAA Division III prior to the game, scored the next two touchdowns and defeated the Kingsmen, 35-28. The Lutes remained at #17 this week.

The Bearcats are not nationally ranked, but did receive points in this week's D3Football.com Top 25. California also received votes in the poll.

Fans can listen to Willamette's Audio Webcast or follow the Live Statsprovided by California Lutheran for free. A fee is required to watch Live Video supplied by CLU.

In the win over Trinity, Dylan Jones (Sr., RB, Santa Maria, CA/Ernest Righetti HS) led the offense with 26 carries for 126 yards and two touchdowns. He scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter for a 20-10 advantage, and later added the game's final touchdown on a 2-yard run with 3:05 left in the fourth quarter. His longest run covered 31 yards.

Jones now has 1,384 career rushing yards for the Bearcats. He has scored a total of 18 rushing touchdowns.

Sophomore quarterback Trent Spallas (Elk Grove, CA/Franklin HS), in his first start, completed 14 of 28 passes for 126 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions.

The touchdown passes by Spallas covered 1 yard to Joe Mendoza (Sr., WR, Ventura, CA/Ventura HS/Ventura College), 15 yards to Derek Traeger (Sr., WR, Mount Angel, OR/John F. Kennedy HS) and 7 yards to Austin Jones (So., WR, Oakdale, CA/Oakdale HS). Traeger caught 4 passes overall for 35 yards.

Willamette's defense played well against the Tigers, limiting Trinity to 267 total yards. Trinity quarterback Mason Blaschke connected on just 9 of 33 passes for 89 yards. At one point, he was just 1-for-18 passing.

Daley Smith (Sr., CB, St. Paul, OR/St. Paul HS) intercepted one of Blaschke's passes and the WU defense also forced four fumbles. All of the fumbles were recovered by the Bearcats.

Two of Trinity's fumbles were grabbed by Donny Torres (Jr., DB, Long Beach, CA/St. Anthony HS). Jake Straube (Sr., OL, Junction City, OR/Junction City HS) and Hans Lehndorff (Jr., DL, Boulder, CO/Boulder HS) each recovered one fumble.

The recovery by Straube was on a punt return fumbled by Zachary Allen after he was hit by Beau Smith (Sr., WR, Roseville, CA/Roseville HS). That play gave WU the ball at the Trinity 17 and led to a 7-7 tie when Mendoza scored two plays later with 8:08 left in the first half.

WU added Traeger's touchdown at the 4:15 mark of the second period and Trinity tacked on a field goal with 5 seconds left to account for the halftime score.

Trinity finished the game with 158 rushing yards on 50 carries, as the Tigers averaged 3.2 yards per running attempt. The leading rusher for Trinity was Travis Williams with 54 yards on 13 carries.

Jack Nelson (Sr., ILB, Portland, OR/Jesuit HS) earned eight solo tackles for Willamette on his way to nine total tackles against the Tigers. Brendan Manion (Sr., OLB, Los Altos, CA/Archbishop Mitty HS) made seven tackles.

Kyle Shaver (So., OLB, Bend, OR/Mountain View HS), Ben McLane (Jr., ILB, Prineville, OR/Crook County HS) and Mark Mulligan (So., DL, San Francisco, CA/Archbishop Riordan HS) each earned six tackles for the Bearcats.

Punter David Cheng (Jr., Dublin CA/Dublin HS) averaged 37.4 yards per punt with three kicks inside the 20 and a long punt of 52 yards. Conner Mertens (Fr., PK/P, Kennewick, WA/Southridge HS) converted 4 of 5 extra points, missing his only kick following a holding penalty. Bryan Toles (So., DB, Clovis, CA/Clovis North HS) returned a punt 52 yards.

California Lutheran quarterback Nick Isham (Jr.) completed 15 of 25 passes for 170 yards, one touchdown and one interception against Pacific Luthean. David Rico (Jr.) was 8 of 14 for 85 yards and one score. The top receiver for the Kingsmen was Sean Bellotti with 5 catches for 55 yards.

Isham also ran with the ball 8 times for 66 yards. Rico ran 8 times for 35 yards and E.J. Edinburgh (Jr., RB) carried 8 times for 19 yards.

The CLU defense gave up 426 yards, as the Lutes rushed for 253 yards and passed for 173 yards. Lucas Quinn (Fr., DB) of the Kingsmen intercepted a pass. CLU recovered a fumble on a punt return early in the fourth quarter to set up the tying score.

Robert Foy (Sr., LB) topped California Lutheran's defense with 11 total tackles. Logan Sanders (So., DB) and Eddie Flores (Fr., DB) each earned eight tackles, while Jaylyn Hall (Sr., DB) and Corey Lee (Fr., DB) each made six tackles.

Jack McFarland (Jr.) averaged 38.4 yards per punt. Place-kicker Diego Marquez (So.) was 4 for 4 on extra point attempts.
 
 
 
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed the nation's first Student-Athletes Bill of Rights! Sponsored by the NCPA and authored by Senator Alex Padilla, California now guarantees Pac-12 athletes basic physical, academic, and financial protections. http://www.ncpanow.org/releases_advisories?id=0026 



In Rod we trust. Cowboys believe 'guru' Marinelli can Spark Defensive Revival
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IRVING, Texas -- When the Dallas Cowboys made the move to the Tampa 2 scheme last year under Monte Kiffin, many people wondered how cornerbacks Brandon CarrMorris Claiborne and Orlando Scandrick would fit. 

The trio is viewed as better man-to-man corners than zone. 

For a ton of reasons, the Cowboys defense was bad in 2013, historically bad. The secondary was not up to snuff and the Cowboys could not affect the quarterback enough. 

Out is Monte Kiffin as coordinator. In is Rod Marinelli, who has run largely the same system as Kiffin but with some differences. Marinelli used more single-high safety looks while with the Chicago Bears, than two deep safeties. 

He plans on allowing Carr, Scandrick and Claiborne to play more man in 2014. 

"These guys are really good man corners," Marinelli said. "They can go up and get you and press you. They really add something to the defensive package." 

Bears cornerbacks Charles Tillman and Tim Jennings made the Pro Bowl under Marinelli, but their skill set is different. 

"They were solid," Marinelli said. "They were good, but they were really good Cover 2 guys and physical, but they could play man also. These guys are like them a lot. They're really good outside man cover (guys)." 

Last year Carr and Claiborne asked to play more man coverage but they didn't get to play it as much as they wanted. And they did not play it well enough to inspire confidence in the coaches to use more man coverage. 

"We have to go out during practice and stuff like that and show those guys we're able to come back to the line constantly and line up man-to-man constantly, each and every play, to give those guys some comfort in us," Claiborne said. 

So far in the organized team activities, Claiborne said the Cowboys have played more man. 

"We've got three good corners that can go up and play with anybody," Claiborne said. "When you have those types of weapons on your team, you have to use them. I don't know how much man or what we'll actually be in, but I know we'll be in a good majority of it." 

If they can play it well, then that will help Marinelli make adjustments with a pass rush that will be more about a committee than reliant on one or two players. 

"You can add maybe a few more guys to the rush or you can buy some time for the rush," Marinelli said. "Those are all good things."

 
 
 
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