LOS ANGELES – News trickled out during the fourth quarter Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.
On the out-of-town scoreboard in the north end zone: Arizona 37, Utah 30.
Word reached UCLA players.
“We were aware when it happened,” junior right guard Caleb Benenoch said. “People just started talking about it.”
The Utes’ loss marked a significant outcome.
It meant that even should the Bruins lose to Washington State, which they eventually did in the final seconds, they would still control their own fate in the Pac-12 South.
“Once we lost, we realized we still had a mulligan,” junior running back Paul Perkins said.