Borges’ Oregon Stay Not Long
When he was at Portland State in the late 1980s and early ‘90s, Al Borges coveted Mike Bellotti’s job.
Borges was Portland’s offensive coordinator, working at the Division II level about 60 miles from Eugene, Ore., where Bellotti was offensive coordinator at Oregon, having replaced Bob Toledo.
“It was a job anybody would have wanted,” said Borges, the offensive coordinator under Toledo now at UCLA, which plays Oregon Saturday at Eugene.
In 1995, Borges got the Oregon job. Bellotti, who was promoted to the head-coaching job with the Ducks when Rich Brooks left for the St. Louis Rams, hired Borges as his offensive coordinator.
But don’t bet that Bellotti will be sending Borges a Christmas card this year.
The Oregon coach is said to be upset because Borges bolted the Duck staff after only one season to join Toledo’s new staff at UCLA.
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The Arizona State-UCLA game Oct. 12 at the Rose Bowl was set for 12:30 p.m., after ABC exercised its option to televise it
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