UCLA entered Saturday’s road test against Memphis still feeding off the glow of the miraculous comeback Josh Rosen led two weeks ago against Texas A&M, but Rosen found himself outdueled by another gun-slinging quarterback in the Tigers’ high-octane 48–45 home win over the country’s No. 25 team.
Both offenses provided plenty of fireworks during a shootout that involved seven lead changes and wasn’t decided until the final seconds, but Riley Ferguson (398 yards, six touchdowns, one interception) got the better of Rosen (463 yards, four touchdowns, two interceptions) on an afternoon that made it clear Rosen has to be something very close to perfect in order for the Bruins to be successful.