Too Close For Comfort

Can the Bruins hold on to their defensive ace commit, Brigham Harwell? The California youngster can't seem to get Arizona St off his mind...while acknowledging he's still committed to UCLA. Coaches from these programs have to be white-knuckling it as Brigham sweats out his apparent indecision.

California DE/LB Brigham Harwell has been committed to UCLA since August 2. He's says he's still committed to the Bruins. But when you hear Brigham talk, he just doesn't sound like he's necessarily committed.

"It's really pretty close between UCLA (12/19--host Wesley Walker)and Arizona State (10/3). I'm still thinking about it," says Harwell, from Hacienda Heights Los Altos. "I still consider myself committed to UCLA but I plan to take the next few weeks and compare the two schools and talk it over with my guardians and decide what's best.

"I really like the coaches at UCLA, especially Don Johnson. He coaches for his players and is committed to UCLA. Apparently he turned down a coaching job at Nevada as defensive coordinator and that shows his loyalty.

"During my trip we got to go to the Michigan St basketball game and it was cool because it was John Wooden Day and Magic Johnson and Kareem and Bill Walton were there.

"My earlier visit to ASU was really good too and I like all the coaches there a lot. They were always my second choice. I didn't want to leave them behind and I'm glad I didn't.

"ASU is really good and I like them a lot. I liked how everything was close together at ASU. All the facilities are right there in one place. At UCLA things are more spread out."

2.8/Dec 6 SAT retake