Football team’s first quiz

How much have Ben Olson and Patrick Cowan learned from Jay Norvell? How effective will Kai Forbath be as a replacement for Justin Medlock? Will Nikola Dragovic and Tom Blake be able to fill Justin Hickman’s shoes?

Those are only some of the questions that may start to be answered on August 18, when UCLA debuts its 2007 football team at a free scrimmage at Drake Stadium(capacity: 11,142; pictured above) on campus, beginning at 11:00 a.m.

The gates will open at 9:30 a.m. and the scrimmage will comprise about 80 plays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with autographs available on the field from 12:30-1:00 p.m.

UCLA has a plethora of promotions going on during the day:

>> The first 2,500 attendees will receive a free team poster, distributed at the Drake Stadium gate at the top of Bruin Walk, near Young Drive.

>> Free Fall Scrimmage Rosters will be distributed for the scrimmage and 100 of these will be selected for free prizes.

>> Two new fan-outreach programs will be available: the Bruin Kids Club, presented by Mattel’s Children’s Hospital for those aged 13 and younger and the Bruin Locker Room, a program of e-mail updates and promotional offers (free).

>> Purchasers of season tickets for football, men’s basketball or women’s basketball will receive a free duffle bag.

Parking is $8 on campus with Lots 4 (off Sunset), 6 and 7 (off Westwood Boulevard) available. The roof level of Lot 8 is also a good option.