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CALIFORNIA Golden Bears SELECTED 2006 PLAYER PROFILES Senior linebacker Desmond Bishop shows Cal fans the ball he intercepted against Oregon during Cal's 45-24 victory on Oct. 7. 2006 California Golden Bears Football Postseason Media Guide 19 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears SELECTED 2006 PLAYER PROFILES JOHN second, respectively, in the Inter-scholastic guided the Bears to a 5-4 record in those contests League of Honolulu ... named the ILH’s 2005 ... passed for 1,707 yards with 15 scores … ALLEN Defensive Player of the Year ... PrepStar placed ended the season No. 8 in the Pac-10 in passing him on its 2004 All-Far West Region team ... yards (155.2 ypg) and ninth in total offense DT, 6-2, 248 paramount game came against Punahou High (9 (160.5 ypg) ... best game of the season may have JR-1V tackles, 4 sacks) ... also posted a pair of 14- come at New Mexico State when he was 17-of- Los Gatos, CA (Los Gatos HS) tackle efforts his senior season ... owns 4.9 26 through the air for a season-best 284 yards 2006: Saw action in four speed in the 40-yard dash. and a touchdown … also ran for three scores games, primarily on Personal: Last name pronounced AH-loo AH- against the Aggies on his first three carries ... his special teams, but did not loo ... father is Ta’avao Alualu ... born May 12, first career start came at Washington and he record any stats … 1987. responded with a 17-of-27 passing performance selected to the Pac-10 All- that covered 271 yards with four first-half TD Academic Second Team. passes ... against Oregon State, he became the JULIAN first Cal player since Kyle Boller in 2002 to catch 2005: Saw the first playing a touchdown pass, run for a TD and throw a time of his career, touchdown pass in the same game ... threw for appearing in six games … ARTHUR 274 yards against Washington State, including credited with one pass # TE, 6-4, 276 91 in the final seven minutes when he rallied the 33 break-up. JR-1V Bears to a 42-38 win ... was 4-of-4 with two 2004: Did not see any La Jolla, CA (The Bishop’s School) touchdowns on Cal’s last two possessions ... varsity action. A relative newcomer to ran for a score and passed for two touchdowns High School: A two-time All-DeAnza League football who was a water in the 28-0 win over Arizona ... came off the selection at Los Gatos High School … named polo player throughout high bench to see action in the season opener against league’s Outstanding Lineman as a senior … also school. Sacramento State and the regular season finale at Stanford. earned all-metro honors by the San Francisco 2006: Played in all 12 games Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News in 2002 for the Golden Bears, Community College: Regarded as one of the … played on Los Gatos teams that posted three primarily on special teams premier junior college quarterbacks in the nation straight unbeaten seasons and won three CCS protection units … ... named the state’s 2004 community college titles ... the Wildcats were ranked the state’s top recorded his first career offensive player of the year by the JC Athletic Division III school in 2001 and 2002 … bagged 68 # tackle against USC when Bureau/California Community College Football tackles and four sacks as a senior ... played in 45 the Trojans returned a Coaches Association ... earned first team JC the Charlie Wedemeyer North vs. South All-Star missed field goal. Gridwire All-America notice after completing Game. 61.3 percent (217-of-354) of his passes for 2005: Saw his only action in the opener against 3,679 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2004 ... Personal: Has postgraduate plans to attend law Sacramento State. school ... rides and trains horses in his spare time ranked No. 1 in the state in passing efficiency ... parents are Douglas and Francisca Allen ... 2003-04: Redshirted in 2003; did not play in ’04. (177.5) and directed the most prolific junior- college offense in California (500.1 yards per father played football at UC Davis and San Jose High School: Earned three gold medals in water game) ... SuperPrep rated him the No. 2 junior State … born Feb. 3, 1985, in San Jose … political polo at the Junior Olympics ... a member of the college player in the nation in its postseason science major. USA Youth Water Polo team in 2001-02 that JuCo 100 ... Rivals.com ranked him No. 15 on its traveled to Turkey, Croatia and Italy ... also national JC list ... engineered an 11-1 season at played basketball and was a member of his high CCSF, with the team’s only loss a 39-32 verdict TYSON school’s track and field team. to College of the Canyons in the California state Personal: Parents are Nick and Paddi Arthur ... championship game … named the offensive ALUALU born Aug. 14, 1985, in San Diego ... political player of the game in defeat, as he rifled passes DL, 6-2, 288 science major. for 386 yards and four touchdowns and also FR-HS rushed for 62 yards on seven carries … in his two seasons at CCSF, he connected on 352-of- Honolulu, HI (St. Louis HS) JOE Signed with Cal before the 571 pass attempts (61.6 percent) for 5,790 2005 season … enrolled yards and 55 touchdowns while rushing for an in January 2006. AYOOB additional nine TDs … directed his school to a 23- 1 record over his two campaigns, propelling 2006: Stepped into the QB, 6-3, 223 CCSF to the national championship (12-0) in 2003 Golden Bear defensive line SR-1V ... awarded MVP honors in the state championship rotation immediately as a San Rafael, CA (CC San Francisco) game in each of his two seasons. true freshman … saw 2006: Saw action in three High School: Enjoyed a brilliant career at Terra action in all 12 games, games as Cal’s backup Linda HS, where he was named first team all- including his first career quarterback … connected league in football, basketball and baseball … # start against Oregon State on 9-of-22 passes for 187 played in the North Coast Section championship 90 … registered 16 tackles, yards and a 40-yard football games in both his junior and senior fourth on the defensive touchdown connection seasons. line … tallied a career-best six tackles (three with DeSean Jackson solo) against UCLA and added five takedowns against Tennessee … also Personal: Parents are Joe and Marie Ayoob … (two solo) in his collegiate debut at Tennessee. saw action against father attended Clemson on a basketball High School: A two-time all-state selection by # Portland State (2-for-4, 18 scholarship ... hobbies include fixing old cars … the Honolulu Star Bulletin ... ranked as the No. 2 18 yards) and Minnesota (no born Aug. 8, 1984 ... social welfare major. player in Hawaii in 2005, by Rivals.com ... attempts) … serves as the Bears’ holder on field goals AYOOB’S CAREER STATISTICS Rivals.com also rated him as the No. 24 defensive Year G/GS A-C-I Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G tackle in America … recorded seven sacks and and extra points. 2005 11/9 254-125-14 49.2 1,707 15 58 155.2 had 59 tackles (39 solo stops), ranking first and 2006 3/0 26-11-1 42.3 205 1 40 68.3 2005: Started nine games at quarterback and Totals 14/9 280-136-15 48.6 1,747 16 58 124.8 20 2006 California Golden Bears Football Postseason Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears ERIC DESMOND sack and two tackles for loss against College of the Canyons ... the driving force behind a Ram BEEGUN BISHOP defense that ranked seventh in points allowed (15.4 ppg) and ninth in yards yielded (249.7 ypg) TE, 6-3, 246 LB, 6-2, 243 in the state … named the Northern California SR-3V SR-1V Conference Defensive Most Valuable Player ... Pacific Palisades, CA Fairfield, CA (CC San Francisco) also played on CCSF’s undefeated (13-0) team (Palisades HS) The heart and voice of the that won the national championship in 2003. 2006: Played in all 12 games Golden Bear defense … High School: A second-team, all-stater by for the second year in a an active and speedy Calhisports.com while at Fairfield High School … row … started against backer who is also very played in the California North-South Shrine All- Tennessee, Minnesota physical. Star Game in 2002. and Portland State due to 2006: A First Team All- Personal: Mother is Sherri Harris ... father, Craig Stevens’ being Pac-10 selection and a Dennis Bishop, played football at Illinois and injured … recorded six third-team All-American by professionally in the United States Football League catches for 56 yards, Rivals.com ... leads the ... has an interest in pursuing a career in social including a pair of grabs # Pac-10 with 114 tackles welfare … born July 24, 1984 ... interdisciplinary # for 33 yards against 10 and 9.5 tackles per game studies major. 83 Tennessee … snagged a (15th in the nation) ... also career-long 28-yard pass has a team-high 14 tackles for loss (fifth in the BISHOP’S CAREER STATISTICS against the Volunteers … Pac-10) ... tallied 18 games with seven or more Year G/GS UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FF-FR also had catches against Minnesota, Arizona tackles in his career, including seven double- 2005 12/12 62 27 89 6-11 0-0 0-0 1-0 State, Oregon and Stanford.