For a half, it didn’t seem to matter who was coming or going for UCLA.
The combination of a fill-in quarterback and an interim coach worked just fine as the Bruins built a 10-point lead over Kansas State at the midpoint of the Cactus Bowl on Tuesday night.
Quarterback Josh Rosen can’t play because doctors won’t clear him after a string of concussions? No worries. Devon Modster looked like someone new UCLA coach Chip Kelly might want running his offense next season should Rosen depart for the NFL as expected.
Jedd Fisch has to guide a team missing its primary star in what was possibly the interim coach’s last game with the Bruins?