For the first two quarters of UCLA’s victory over Arizona at the Rose Bowl Saturday night, the maladies and miscues that plagued the Bruin offense for most of the first 4 and a half games this season looked to be irreparable for this season.
The receivers’ drops (6 in the first half, including drive-killers on third downs), the running game’s disappearance (14 carries for 26 yards), Josh Rosen’s inaccuracies (9-23 passing, including a woeful 2-14 in the second quarter) - all were on display during an insipid first half that only saw Rosen and company score 14 points against an undermanned and undersized Wildcat defense.