COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : UCLA : Bruins Are Thin on Defensive Line

Grady Stretz’s foot injury leaves the Bruins with only five defensive linemen--tackles Matt Werner, Sale Isaia and Gary Walton and nose guards George Kase and Travis Kirschke--against Oregon State on Saturday at Corvallis. The Beavers have averaged 436.3 rushing yards in their last three games, two of them victories, over Arizona State and Pacific.

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Oregon State has quarterback problems, with Don Shanklin and Ian Shields not practicing because of injuries and third-stringer Rahim Muhammad of Fairfax High leading the offense. Muhammad is being emulated by UCLA’s Anthony Cobbs, a reserve wide receiver who is playing wishbone quarterback with the scout team against the Bruin defense this week.