For the first time in 10 years, a Bruin has won the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week Award. Not since Quarterback Drew Olson in 2005 has a UCLA player gotten that honor, until Saturday, when True Freshman QB Josh Rosen ended that drought, in his college debut.
Rosen made National Headlines with his stellar performance, causing some experts to re-evaluate their preseason predictions, suddenly adding UCLA to their prognostications for the 4-team Playoff. Now that people know that Rosen is for real, they feel like Jim Mora can deliver a Top 4 finish.
But a few hours after Rosen’s honor and the new lofty predictions were published and broadcast, those Great Expectations came into some question, as UCLA’s All-American caliber Defensive Lineman Eddie Vanderdoes was ruled out for the rest of the year with a torn ACL in his knee.