UCLA offense stalls again
UCLA 7, Minnesota 0, 5:11 left in the second quarter
UCLA started on its 25.
Ethan Garbers passed to Bryce Pierre for five yards. Garbers’ next pass was incomplete. On third-and-five, Garbers was sacked for a loss of five yards.
UCLA punted and Koi Perich returned the ball one yard to the Minnesota 33. During the return, Minnesota was called for holding and lost 10 yards.
Minnesota misses 43-yard field goal
UCLA 7, Minnesota 0, 5:11 left in the second quarter
Minnesota started on its 28 after the targeting call on UCLA.
Darius Taylor ran for six yards. Marcus Major then ran for 12 yards. Max Brosmer passed to Frank Beirman for 13 yards.
Brosmer passed to Daniel Jackson for four yards. Bryan Addison was called for targeting, but the call was overturned.
On second-and-six at the UCLA 37, Taylor ran for no gain. On third-and-six, Brosmer passed to Jackson for six yards.
On first down at UCLA 31 with 6:53 left in the second quarter, DeShaun Foster called timeout and appealed Brosmer’s complete pass. The call on the field was upheld.
On first down, Brosmer was under heavy pressure from Jay Toia and eventually threw the ball away. Taylor ran for one yard. On third-and-nine at the UCLA 30, Brosmer passed to Elijah Spencer for five yards.
On fourth-and-four, Dragan Kesich missed a 43-yard field goal.
UCLA goes three-and-out
UCLA 7, Minnesota 0, 10:26 left in the second quarter
The UCLA offense is off to a shaky start in the second quarter, with Ethan Garbers nearly tossing a second interception.
UCLA started on its 46 after the punt.
Keegan Jones ran for a loss of one yard. Ethan Garbers passed for one yard to Kwazi Gilmer. On third-and-10, Danny Striggow was untouched as he surged forward to tackle Ethan Garbers and the Golden Gophers nearly intercepted it.
UCLA punted and Koi Perich was immediately tackled by Bruin Devin Kirkwood. The play was reviewed by officials and Kwazi Gilmer was called for targeting.
UCLA defense picks up stop after Bruins’ turnover
UCLA 7, Minnesota 0, 13:42 left in the second quarter
Minnesota started on its 14 after the Ethan Garbers interception.
Max Brosmer was sacked for a loss of two yards. Lemeke Brockington ran for a loss of one. On third-and-13 at the Minnesota 11, Brosmer had time and connected with Cristian Driver, but officials determined it was not a catch. Minnesota took a timeout to challenge the ruling on the field. The call was upheld and Minnesota was forced to punt on fourth-and-13.
Logan Loya took a fair catch on its 46.
Ethan Garbers tosses an interception
UCLA 7, Minnesota 0, 13:42 left in the second quarter
UCLA faced first down on the Minnesota 45 to open the second quarter.
Ethan Garbers was hit as he threw but still connected with to T.J. Harden for an 18-yard gain.
Harden ran for four yards. UCLA had to call a timeout as the play clock was expiring and the alignment was not set. On second-and-six at the Minnesota 23, Garbers’ pass was off target and incomplete. On third-and-six, Garbers’ pass was was deflected at the line of scrimmage and intercepted by Cody Lindenberg at the Minnesota 14. He didn’t return the ball and the Golden Gophers’ sideline was warned for encroaching on the field while celebrating.
Minnesota takes over at its 14.
UCLA driving as first quarter ends
UCLA 7, Minnesota 0, end of the first quarter
UCLA started on its 9 after the punt.
Jalen Berger ran for three yards. Ethan Garbers passed to J.Michael Sturdivant for five yards. On third-and-two, Garbers passed to Sturdivant for seven yards.
On first down at the UCLA 24, Garbers dove out of the collapsing pocket and ran for five yards. Garbers passed to Moliki Matavao for eight yards and a first down.
Amid pressure, Garbers passed to Carter Shaw for 18 yards as time expired in the first quarter.
UCLA defense forces another Minnesota punt
UCLA 7, Minnesota 0, 3:29 left in the first quarter
Minnesota started on its 24 after a 21-yard kickoff return.
Marcus Major ran for four yards. Max Brosmer passed to Daniel Jackson for five yards. On third-and-one, Darius Taylor ran for five yards and the first down.
Brosmer passed to Jameson Geers for nine yards. Brosmer passed to Major for a four-yard gain.
On first down at the UCLA 49, Minnesota was called for false start. On first-and-15, Brosmer passed to Jackson for 10 yards. On second-and-five, Darius Taylor ran for no gain. On third-and-five, Brosmer passed to Jackson for no gain. On fourth-and-five at the UCLA 44, Minnesota punted. Logan Loya signaled for a fair catch.
Ethan Garbers leads UCLA to a score on its opening drive
UCLA 7, Minnesota 0, 8:49 left in the first quarter
UCLA 41 started on its 41 after the punt return.
Ethan Garbers started at quarterback after missing the previous game due to injury.
T.J. Harden ran for no gain. Garbers then passed to Logan Loyan for five yards. On third-and-five, Garbers passed to J.Michael Sturdivant for 22 yards.
Garbers passed to Jack Pedersen for five yards. Garbers passed quickly along the rigth sideline to Kwazi Gilmer for eight yards. Minnesota’s Justin Walley was injured on the play, triggering a timeout. Walley later returned to the game.
On first down on the Minnesota 19, Harden ran for two yards. Garbers then scrambled for a gain of one yard, taking a hard hit as he was pushed out of bounds. On third-and-seven, Garbers was hit, but he held on to pass to Logan Loya for a 14-yard gain.
On first-and-goal at the Minnesota three, Garbers’ pass was incomplete. Harden was stuffed for a loss of one yard, but Minnesota was called for illegal hands to the face. On first-and-goal on the Minnesota 1, Keegan Jones took a direct snap and scored the one-yard touchdown. Matheen Bhaghani hit the extra point. Minnesota was called for lining up in the neutral zone, but UCLA declined the penalty.
UCLA defense forces a punt
UCLA 0, Minnesota 0, 14:03 left in the first quarter
Minnesota started on its 25 after the touchback.
Darius Taylor ran for a one-yard loss. Max Brosmer’s pass was on target but was dropped. And Brosmer’s next pass was incomplete.
Minnesota punted and Logan Loya returned it 12 yards to the UCLA 41.
And we’re off ...
UCLA 0, Minnesota 0, start of first quarter
UCLA versus Minnesota is under way at the Rose Bowl.
The Bruins won the toss and elected to kick off.
Minnesota did not return the ball and starts on its 25.
Carter Shaw never got to play for his dad at Stanford, only impress him at UCLA
Lingering on the field after the game ended, everything that just unfolded swirling in his head, UCLA wide receiver Carter Shaw received instant analysis from a football savant and one of the top coaches in Pac-12 history.
You know, his dad.
David Shaw told his son to focus on what he did well against Louisiana State, the highlight reverse that he ran and the routes that he won against big-time cornerbacks, even if only one pass that fell incomplete came his way.
It was another confidence boost for the redshirt freshman who’s continuing to absorb fatherly advice while forging his own identity. Sometimes, a reminder of why he’s sticking with this game as a preferred walk-on just fighting for opportunities is all Carter needs.
‘I just don’t want to let down this team’: Ikaika Malloe is driven to fix UCLA’s defense
It started as the same unremarkable sequence that materializes dozens of times a season on UCLA’s football practice field, a coach lingering to speak with reporters and engage in the usual give and take.
Questions were asked about simplifying the defense and putting more pressure on the quarterback. Answers were given about accountability, attention to detail and putting the right defenders in position to make plays.
Then the coach started blinking tears, his voice catching, his words a chore. Everything routine about the exchange transformed into something else entirely.
How UCLA’s Niki Prongos went from unknown to NFL prospect in less than 10 games
In high school, Niki Prongos would hear the play call and wonder what it meant.
When he got to UCLA, the offensive lineman went over the playbook and heard teammates talking about inside zone, a popular run play used at every level of football.
“I was like, what the heck is inside zone?” Prongos recalled with a laugh.
More than two years after he entered college not knowing much about football, Prongos has mastered more than concepts. The redshirt sophomore who has participated in only nine games since he started playing the sport has become a maestro of might.
A run for the Rose Bowl: Big Ten fans flocking to Pasadena after many years away
It’s a comeback story years, sometimes decades in the making.
Indiana hasn’t played in the Rose Bowl since its futile attempt to stop USC running back O.J. Simpson on Jan. 1, 1968, making the team’s return this week to face UCLA something of a now-or-never pilgrimage for those who played in that game.
“We have a very thin group of guys who are still around,” said Harry Gonso, the Hoosiers’ quarterback that day 56 years ago, “if you understand what I mean.”
Minnesota was once such a Rose Bowl regular — appearing in the New Year’s Day game as the Big Ten champion in 1961 and ’62 — that Dave Mona, then a freshman writing for the school’s student newspaper, decided not to splurge on the $49 round-trip train fare to Pasadena to attend the latter game.
Can UCLA salvage its season? Five things to watch when the Bruins face Minnesota
It has come to this for UCLA under DeShaun Foster: The Bruins need to beat a .500 team in their home stadium to have any realistic chance of salvaging their coach’s debut season.
So far, the “Fos Era” has produced shockingly few highlights besides a feel-good offseason. After struggling to beat Hawaii in its opener, UCLA has lost four consecutive games, albeit against teams with a combined 20-1 record.
There was promise shown in the first half against Louisiana State, the middle two quarters against Oregon and the first half against Penn State.
At some point, the Bruins are going to need something to hold onto besides hope born from a few stretches of each game.
UCLA vs. Minnesota: How to watch the game, plus betting odds
UCLA (1-4) will look to snap its four-game losing streak against Minnesota (3-3) at the Rose Bowl at 6 p.m. PDT. The game will air on the Big Ten Network and will be available on 570 AM in the Los Angeles area.
Here are the betting odds for the game:
