Josh who? Redshirt freshman quarterback Devon Modster was flawless through the first half of his starting debut in place of junior Josh Rosen, completing all seven of his passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. But in the second half, UCLA’s entire offense stalled and Modster only completed one of his final five passes before […]
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Utah hands UCLA football second-straight blowout loss of 48-17
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 4:12 p.m. UCLA wrote another chapter of its Jekyll-and-Hyde season Friday. UCLA’s defense held Utah to only 44 yards on its first 17 plays of the game, but the Utes (5-4, 2-4 Pac-12) finished the game with 462 yards on their last 55 plays. The hosts scored on seven of their […]
Without Josh Rosen, UCLA trails 17-10 against Utah at halftime
The good news is, junior quarterback Josh Rosen’s absence wasn’t a huge factor in the first half of UCLA’s game against Utah. His backup, redshirt freshman Devon Modster, completed all seven of his passes for 101 yards and a touchdown, but a costly fumble turnover on special teams and two long, grinding drives by the […]
Josh Rosen misses Utah trip due to concussion
It’s Devon Modster time. The redshirt freshman will start at quarterback in UCLA football’s game against Utah on Friday night, as junior Josh Rosen did not travel due to a concussion. Rosen exited with an apparent finger injury in Saturday’s loss to No. 12 Washington – a game in which he was sacked four times […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Utah
Matt Cummings, football beat writer Prediction: UCLA 94, Utah 88 A Friday-night Pac-12 football matchup between two middling teams – one possibly without its starting quarterback and the other having lost four games in a row. If that doesn’t scream poorly-played-but-wildly-entertaining game to you, I don’t know what will. I was asked to give a […]
Football trains to fend off Utah, with or without Josh Rosen
The Bruins only had Josh Rosen for their first six games last season, and they dropped five of their final six games without the junior quarterback. It took seven and a half games before a Rosen injury scare cropped up this season. It will become clear whether that narrative could repeat itself this Friday. UCLA […]