Cold as Rice
With four UCLA wide receivers suspended and senior Nelson Rosario limping with an ankle injury, former walkon Jerry Rice, Jr., had little time to adjust to his first major game action. Rice Jr. caught two passes for 17 yards, both second on the team to Rosario's five catches for 56 yards, eliciting chants of "Jerry! Jerry!" from a crowd that clearly remembered the name.
"I was trying to zone in," Rice said. "I didn't hear it. What I did was take advantage of my opportunity and make sure I knew what to do in every situation. My goal was to get a win and start off 1-0 in my college career."
Jerry, Jerry!! :-)
Good for Jerry. If we had a better QB, he'd have a lot more looks. I like his leaping grab on a way overthrown ball by Prince.
Hopefully Jerry can get more playing time. He has good hands and would love to see him more on Saturdays!
I loved his effort especially when he recovered a ball that came loose. Even though it wasn't a fumble, he didn't want to take any chances.