LAKE FOREST—The Bears signed the following eight players to the practice squad today:

                                                          PLAYER                           POS                     UNIVERSITY

                                                          Armando Allen                 RB                        Notre Dame

                                                          Joe Anderson                   WR                       Texas Southern

Matt Blanchard                 QB                        Wisconsin-Whitewater

Cory Brandon                   T                           Oklahoma

James Brown                   T                           Troy

Isaiah Frey                        CB                        Nevada

Harvey Unga                    RB                        BYU

Aston Whiteside              DE                        Abilene Christian