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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Jared Goff will take the field with the Los Angeles Rams in his native Bay Area on Monday night for the first regular-season game of the No. 1 draft picks rookie year.And then Goff is almost certainly going to watch it in street clothes on the sidelines, clipboard in hand.Its not exactly the heroic homecoming many imagined for Goff when the Rams traded up to snag the California quarterback less than five months ago. Yet Goff and Rams coach Jeff Fisher both insist his current status as Los Angeles third-string quarterback is all part of a bigger, better plan.He wants to play, and I want him to play, Fisher said. But were not there yet.Case Keenum is the Rams starting quarterback when they open the season against the San Francisco 49ers, comfortably keeping the job he held when last season ended in St. Louis.Sean Mannion, another Bay Area native with only seven passes of NFL experience, is Keenums backup. Goff is expected to be inactive for the game, and punter Johnny Hekker is expected to be the Rams emergency third-string quarterback.The No. 1 pick is being diplomatic about the decision, although he doesnt exactly try to hide his competitive edge.I dont know if its for one thing in particular, but its just what they decided to do this week, Goff said. I know theres plan in place, and I know this is all a part of it. Theres a process. Youre just going to trust the process and know that its all going to work out.Goff also realizes hell be watching the Rams opener while Carson Wentz, the No. 2 pick last spring, starts for the Philadelphia Eagles, who have enough confidence in their rookie to trade Sam Bradford to Minnesota.We have the same agent, so we talked about it, Goff said. Im excited for him, excited to see what he can do.Keenum firmly kept hold of the Rams starting job throughout Goffs first offseason. Goff went just 22 for 49 in four preseason appearances, throwing two touchdown passes and two interceptions for the offense that finished 32nd in the NFL last season.While Goff has shown flashes of the game-breaking excellence that got him to the top of most teams draft boards, he clearly hasnt seized the job -- and he acknowledges he still has plenty to learn.Even taking snaps from center is a learning process for Goff, who spent his three-year Cal career almost exclusively in the shotgun. He even fumbled a shotgun snap in the Rams preseason finale at Minnesota, committing a turnover that led to a field goal.After being a starting quarterback throughout high school and college, Goff now must get used to life as a backup. Although the Rams are highly unlikely to neglect him, Goff acknowledges the challenge of trying to get better when two other quarterbacks are getting more attention and playing time in practice.My whole life, Ive been the starter, so Im used to taking those reps, Goff said. Through OTAs and through training camp, Ive learned to take mental reps and watch Case and Sean, and see what they do well and try to replicate that.Fisher also realizes the difficulties of learning a job without practice time, but the Rams are wedded to Goffs success through everything they gave up to get him. Goff still could become the Rams starter through injury or ineffectiveness by Keenum, who will be a free agent after this season.But that wont change Monday nights opener. Goff will have family and friends in the Santa Clara stands, but the Marin County product wont be able to show them anything just yet. He hides his disappointment behind a laugh.Ill play in San Francisco more than once, Goff said. 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BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani said Monday that some text messages he sent regarding heavily criticized and now-rescinded media guidelines for covering Bison athletics were not appropriate.Bresciani in a campus-wide email also continued to maintain that he wasnt consulted on the guidelines that were roundly panned by journalists and on social media before NDSU scrapped them after just four days.Bresciani said he was at a funeral out of state when the guidelines were made public, but the explosive reaction on social media ... quickly made me aware (of) them.The rules issued July 29 primarily involved restrictions on live broadcasting, internet streaming and social media posts at sporting events for media outlets that didnt have contracts to broadcast basketball and football games. NDSU -- whose football team is the five-time defending Football Championship Subdivision champion -- issued a follow-up statement the next day saying the conditions were needed to protect the commercial interests of stations paying the Fargo school for exclusive rights to TV and radio broadcasts.Three days later, on Aug. 2, NDSU issued a statement rescinding the guidelines. It said Bresciani had not been informed of the guidelines in advance, and quoted him as saying I was profoundly disappointed when I learned the facts about this issue.Text messages from Bresciani to Athletic Director Matt Larsen late on July 29 and early on July 30 that were obtained by blogger Rob Port appeared to contradict Brescianis profoundly disappointed mood.In one text about a newspaper reporters response to the new rules, Bresciani wrote Larson, to make you smirk. In another exchange, Larsen wrote that he was going to circle the wagons with staff, to which Bresciani replied that he thought it was a good idea.Bresciani in his Monday email acknowledged initially supporting the guidelines.I now understand that my initial support was misplaced and some of my text communications were not appropriate, he wrote.In another text the day before tthe guidelines were rescinded, Bresciani told Larsen to control the spin and to own the decision as yours not something you were told you had to do.dddddddddddd He added that he would back the athletic director.NDSU spokeswoman Laura McDaniel said Monday that during that exchange, Bresciani was coaching Larsen on how to approach a possible meeting with upset media members about potential changes to the guidelines. She acknowledged that control the spin was a bad word choice, but that it was absolutely not (Bresciani) saying, `You tell everybody this is your fault.In the schools Aug. 2 statement rescinding the guidelines, Larsen apologized, said he erred in not bringing these ideas forward for the presidents review and regretted the damage this has caused NDSU and its administration.Larsen did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.State Rep. Mark Sanford, R-Grand Forks, chairman of the state Legislatures Interim Higher Education Committee, said Monday that he thinks the guidelines were ill-advised.Thats kind of the heart of all of this, he said.A Fargo newspaper has publicly called for Bresciani to resign. Sanford declined to comment on whether he thought NDSU needed new leadership, saying Brescianis future is up to the state Board of Higher Education.The board, which oversees North Dakotas public colleges and universities, in June decided to put off voting on a contract extension for Bresciani until November. It said it wanted to review his progress on meeting goals on teamwork, communication, collaboration, information technology and research.University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. Higher Education Chairwoman Kathleen Neset was traveling and not immediately available for comment. Vice Chairman Don Morton declined comment, referring questions to Neset.---Follow Blake Nicholson on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/NicholsonBlake ' ' '