PASADENA – Once again, Tanner Mangum rolled right.
The previous two Saturdays, this had worked. Mangum was similarly flushed from the pocket, frantically kept the play alive, and heaved a pair of game-winning Hail Marys to defeat Nebraska and Boise State in exhilarating fashion.
On fourth-and -7, with the ball at UCLA’s 42-yard line with less than a minute remaining, BYU’s freshman quarterback had the chance to recreate the same magic.
“When they came out, I said, ‘Oh lord, here were go again,’” UCLA junior linebacker Myles Jack said. “Let’s break this little Cinderella spell they’ve had.