He finished with 128 rushing yards. Getting the freshman quarterback to protect himself, Mora hopes, is a done deal. Rosen has also thrown 4 interceptions on the season.
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In fact, the Bruins turned the Wildcats’ coming-out party into one of their own as the class of the Pac-12 and the clear front-runner in the conference race to place a team in the College Football Playoff. He gets a little uptight at times. You combine those things, you’re not going to win. He doesn’t have to prove his courage to anybody. That doesn’t mean West Virginia hasn’t been impressive. But, he added, “Some plays, instincts take over”.
For a time, with the ZonaZoo student section going wild and a campus full of optimistic fans, it looked like that moment just might come for a program that is still searching for respect outside of its Pac-12 colleagues.
In 2013, something similar happened, as Graham pointed out Saturday. Previous year we were picked to be all this or that, we probably made some mistakes by letting the noise in. Arizona running back Nick Wilson rushed for 136 yards, his third consecutive game in triple digits. “It makes everything look completely different”. That’s not to say that UCLA hadn’t earned its #13 ranking, but there was plenty of reason to doubt that they could keep up with the best teams in the conference. Stats do lie – his 85 yards in 24 yards won’t do much for his All-American profile, but he was probably the MVP of this one.
What positive signs can you take from the first third of the season this year?
Another day, another lineup of college football, including UCLA throwing down with Arizona, which is the only game with two ranked teams aside from some other PAC12 matchup with two of the best running backs in the country. The Trojans had 430 yards rushing in a 66-19 victory.
“For a team to be able to run the ball on us like that is inconceivable to me”, he said. We’ll see if significant sharp action comes in on the home dog, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it passes on the game, as least with the spread. If the Huskies can capitalize on that, perhaps they can put Cal’s golden season on hold. Through four games, Doughty now has 1,591 yards and 11 touchdowns for the 3-1 Hilltoppers. Brigham Young had 161 yards on the ground and gave the Bruins some trouble.
This week brings us our first bye, and to the disappointment of fans everywhere, Washington State will not be playing this week. INJURY REPORT: UCLA – WR Jordan Payton (Probable, ankle), LB Myles Jack (Out for season, knee), DB Fabian Moreau (Out for season, foot), DL Eddie Vanderdoes (Out for season, knee).
First, the offense stayed on the field. BYU kicked a field goal to take a 23-17 lead with just over five minutes left in the fourth. UCLA rolled to 329 yards in the first half and scored on six of its seven first-half drives in taking a commanding 42-14 halftime lead. “We didn’t get any pressure at all on him”, Rodriguez said.
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Meanwhile, it’s tough to know what to expect from Arizona. UCLA finally scored the equalizer just seconds before the half-hour mark when Seyi Adekoya’s individual brilliance allowed him to slip his shot past the VCU ‘keeper. Randall found David Richards for a 16-yard touchdown on Arizona’s first drive. “I just felt connected”, he said.
