Tom Petty might as well have been singing about UCLA football’s latest ordeal when he uttered one of his most famous lines.
The waiting is the hardest part.
Those lyrics, written more than four decades ago in reference to a performer antsy to get on stage, will also apply to the Bruins (1-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) on Saturday as they wait … and wait … and wait for an 8 p.m. PDT kickoff against No. 8 Oregon (3-0, 0-0) at the Rose Bowl.
It will go down as UCLA’s latest start on the West Coast since 1990.