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UCLA quarterback Patrick Cowan began only his second week of practice since August on Tuesday, with Bruins hopes seemingly on his shoulders.

Cowan missed three games because of a torn hamstring and the last two because of a torn ligament in his right knee. He said Tuesday that he felt healthy enough to play when the Bruins play 10th-ranked California on Saturday. He has to convince himself, and he has to convince me, he's ready," Coach Karl Dorrell said. "It's not a question of whether he's mentally ready. It's convincing himself, and myself, that we're not putting him at risk."

A big step in that direction will be today, as Dorrell said, "we'll see if there is any residual effect" from Tuesday's practice.
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