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UCLA Football has been up and down this year, but turned in their best performance of the year this Saturday, beating the top 10 Cal Bears at the Rose Bowl, and lead the Pac-10 with a 4-0 conference record. Micah Reed, a star offensive lineman at Nordhoff High (Class of 2004) who was named All-State as a senior, started at left guard for the Bruins in place of Noah Sutherland.

"Micah played very well,'' UCLA coach Karl Dorrell said. "As a matter of fact, our offensive line played very well. They protected the quarterback, and it was one of our best games this year. They played well as a unit, and I was pretty encouraged by what we did. Micah in there, in the starting lineup, was pretty noticeable. He's done a nice job."

Micah, 21 years old, is the son of Timothy and Nona Reed and has one sister, Jolene, and one brother, Kacy. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for Community Service in 2006, and made the Director's Honor Roll in Spring 2006 as a UCLA History major. (disclaimer: I graduated UCLA in 1994 with a degree in History. Go Bruins!)