LOS ANGELES – Arizona State coach Todd Graham hardly needs much of an incentive to blitz, but he likely has one in Josh Rosen.
If there’s been a way for opposing defenses to fluster UCLA’s freshman quarterback this season, it has been by bringing pressure. BYU brought plenty of it last month against the Bruins, and Rosen threw three first-half interceptions.
Through four games, the young signal caller has completed just 44 percent of his passes while under pressure, according to Pro Football Focus, compared to 70 percent when he isn’t hurried.
The Sun Devils, who meet the Bruins on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl, blitz more than any team in the country, doing so 66 percent of the time on dropbacks, per ESPN Stats & Info.