Familiar problems haunt UCLA during lopsided late night loss to No. 8 Oregon
UCLA fans who gave up and went to bed should consider themselves the smart ones.
They only missed more disappointment.
A late start for the Bruins on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl came with an early ending for hopes of an upset.
UCLA fell behind by multiple touchdowns, found a flicker of hope with a big defensive play and ultimately came up short once again during a 34-13 loss to No. 8 Oregon.
Oregon runs out the clock on lopsided win
No. 8 Oregon 34, UCLA 13, end of fourth quarter
Oregon started on its 21.
Jayden Limar rushed for two yards and then for five yards. Dillon Gabriel passed for 12 yards to Patrick Herbert.
Gabriel’s next pass was incomplete. Limar ran for two yards. On third-and-eight, James ran for two yards. Officials tossed a flag and called UCLA’s K.J. Wallace for a late hit personal foul.
Instead of facing fourth down, Oregon got a first down and moved the ball to the UCLA 41.
Jordan ran for four yards, eight yards and another eight yards. Noah Whittington then ran for no gain to the UCLA 21.
Gabriel left the game, but Dante Moore stayed on the sideline and the Ducks opted to use a different quarterback.
Whittington ran for a loss of two yards and then Oregon took a knee to run out the clock.
Ethan Garbers knocked out as UCLA offense continues to fizzle
No. 8 Oregon 34, UCLA 13, 6:56 left in the fourth quarter
UCLA started on its 9 after a holding penalty on the kickoff return.
Ethan Garbers tossed an incomplete pass. His next pass was also incomplete and he was hit as he released the ball, but Oregon was called for a personal foul.
Garbers has been beat up much of the game and limped to the sideline, where he sat down and covered his head with a towel before walking gingerly to the locker room. Justyn Martin took over at quarterback.
Anthony Frias II ran for two yards. Martin’s first pass was broken up. On third-and-eight, Martin then passed to Kwazi Gilmer for seven yards.
UCLA called timeout while facing fourth-and-one on its 33-yard line and 8:21 remaining in the fourth quarter. T.J. Harden ran for eight yards and the first down.
Martin’s deep pass was incomplete. On second-and-10, Martin ran for no gain. On third-and-10, Martin’s pass was incomplete and UCLA punted. The Ducks returned the ball to their 21.
Oregon mounts long touchdown drive to start fourth quarter
No. 8 Oregon 34, UCLA 13, 9:37 left in the fourth quarter
Oregon started on its 39-yard line after the interception.
Dillon Gabriel passed to Kenyon Sadiq for eight yards. Noah Whittington ran for two yards. Gabriel then passed to Sadiq for four yards. Whittington ran for another seven yards. Gabriel passed to Tez Johnson for three yards to the UCLA 37.
Gabriel passed to James Jordan for seven yards. Jordan ran for four yards to the UCLA 26.
Gabriel’s pass to Traeshon Holden for a loss of two yards before he fumbled the ball. UCLA’s Kain Medrano returned it 72 yards for a touchdown. However, Medrano was called for a horse collar tackle penalty, giving Oregon a first down at the at the UCLA 13.
Jordan ran for no gain. Gabriel passed to Kenyon for six yards. On third-and-four at the UCLA seven, Oregon was called for an illegal snap. On third-and-nine, Gabriel passed to Johnson for a 12-yard touchdown.
The Ducks missed the extra point.
Hobbled Ethan Garber moves the ball, but drive ends in interception
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 13, end of third quarter
UCLA started on its 12-yard line after the punt.
T.J. Harden ran for a loss of three yards. On second-and-13 on the UCLA 9, Ethan Garbers passed to Rico Flores Jr. under pressure for 14 yards.
Harden ran for three yards, UCLA was called for holding. On first-and-20 at the Bruins’ 23, Garbers found Jack Pedersen for 23 yards.
On first down at the UCLA 36, Garbers shook off a limp after previously twisting his ankle and passed to Kwazi Gilmer for four yards. Jalen Berger ran for eight yards and a first down.
Garber passed to Flores for five yards. On second-and-five, Harden frushed for two yards. On third-and-three, Garbers’ pass was broken up.
On fourth-and-three, Garbers’ pass was broken up and intercepted by Tysheem Johnson at the Oregon 39-yard line.
UCLA defense finds its footing, earns another stop
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 13, 5:34 left in third quarter
Oregon started on its 25 after a touchback.
James Jordan ran for six yards and then another three yards. Jordan followed that with a 16-yard run to the 50-yard line.
Dillon Gabriel passed to Tez Johnson for no gain and then tossed an incomplete pass. On third-and-10 at the 50, Oregon was called for false start. On third-and-15 at the Ducks’ 45, Gabriel’s pass was deflected by the Bruins’ Cherif Seye.
Oregon punted and it was downed at the UCLA 12-yard line.
UCLA settles for a field goal
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 13, 7:34 left in fourth quarter
UCLA started on its 47.
T.J. Harden ran for three yards and UCLA was called for holding.
On first-and-20, Garbers passed for 11 yards to Pierre Bryce. Harden ran for 18 yards before he was hurt on two-yard run.
Garbers tossed two incomplete passes.
Mateen Bhaghani closed the drive by hitting a 54-yard field goal.
UCLA defense gets a stop
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 10, 9:57 left in third quarter
Oregon started on its 6-yard line.
James Jordan ran for six yards. He then ran for one yard. Dillon Gabriel’s next pass was incomplete and Oregon punted. The Bruins took a fair catch at their 47.
Another UCLA drive stalls
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 10, 11:34 left in third quarter
UCLA started on its 25.
T.J. Harden ran for three yards. He then carried the ball for 21 yards and nearly broke free for more before Oregon stopped him.
Harden rushed up the middle for two yards. Ethan Garbers tripped, but managed to gain three yards after faking the handoff. On third-and-five, Garbers was sacked for a loss of eight yards.
UCLA punted and Oregon took a fair catch at its 6-yard line.
UCLA receives opening kickoff of third quarter
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 10, 14:59 left in fourth quarter
Oregon kicked off and UCLA started at its 25-yard line after the touchback.
Oregon runs out second quarter clock
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 10, end of the second quarter
Oregon started on its 35 yard line after the UCLA kickoff went out of bounds.
Oregon took a knee to run out the clock.
Ex-Duck Bryan Addison returns interception 96 yards for a touchdown
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 10, four seconds left in the second quarter
Oregon started on its 40-yard line.
Dillon Gabriel passed for a one yard gain. Jordan James ran up the middle for seven yards. Jordan than ran up the middle for fiveyards and a first down.
Gabriel then passed deep across the middle of the field for a 38-yard gain.
UCLA passed to Justius Lowe for a one yard loss, Gabriel rolled out of the pocket and ran for six yards. On third-and-six, Gabriel’s pass was intercepted by former Duck Bryan Addison and returned 96 yards for a touchdown.
UCLA hit the extra point.
UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers continues to struggle
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 3, 1:37 left in the second quarter
Oregon kicked the ball out of bounds and UCLA started on its 35-yard line.
T.J. Harden ran for two yards. Ethan Garbers tossed an incomplete pass intended for Moliki Matavao. On third-and-eight after the two-minute timeout, Garbers fumbled the snap and fell on the ball to avoid a turnover.
Oregon then called a timeout to preserve time on the clock.
UCLA punted and Tez Johnson returned it 12 yards to the Oregon 40.
UCLA defense delivers bruising hits, limits Oregon to a field goal
No. 8 Oregon 28, UCLA 3, 2:24 left in the second quarter
Oregon started on its 30-yard line.
Dillon Gabriel passed to Justius Lowe for six yards. Gabriel passed to Evan Stewart for 11 yards. And Gabriel then scrambled for four yards.
Noah Whittington ran three consecutive times for five yards, three yards and one yard. Gabriel then passed to Tez Johnson for 14 yards.
On first down at the UCLA 26, Gabriel’s passed intended for Terrance Ferguson was broken up via bruising tackle by former Duck Bryan Addison. Gabriel then passed to Stewart for two yards. On third-and-eight, Gabriel’s pass was to Patrick Herbert was incomplete.
Atticus Sappington hit a 42-yard field goal to extend Oregon’s lead.
UCLA offense stalls again
No. 8 Oregon 25, UCLA 3, 6:58 left in the second quarter
UCLA started on its 25 after the touchback.
Keegan Jones ran for eight yards. Ethan Garbers was then sacked for a loss of seven yards. And Garbers passed to Bryce Pierre for three yards.
On fourth-and-six from the UCLA 29, the Bruins punted and Oregon took a fair catch at the Ducks’ 30.
Oregon scores in three plays, tacks on two-point conversion
No. 8 Oregon 25, UCLA 3, 9:11 left in the second quarter
Oregon started on its 35-yard line.
Tez Johnson ran for no gain, but UCLA was hit with a 10-yard penalty for an illegal block in the back.
Dillon Gabriel passed to Noah Whittington for three yards.
Gabriel then found Johnson for a 49-yard touchdown pass.
Kenyon Sadiq passed to Terrance Ferguson for a two-point conversion to extend Oregon’s lead.
UCLA goes three-and-out, misses chance to stop bleeding
No. 8 Oregon 17, UCLA 3, 10:00 left in the second quarter
UCLA started on its 25 after the touchback.
T.J. Harden ran for a loss of five yards before Ethan Garbers was sacked for a loss of five yards and nearly turned the ball over. Garbers then passed to Rico Flores Jr. for for eight yards.
UCLA punted and Oregon took a fair catch at its 35-yard line.
Oregon capitalizes on Ethan Garbers pick, scores
No. 8 Oregon 17, UCLA 3, 11:53 left in the second quarter
Oregon started on the UCLA 23 after the Ethan Garbers interception.
Dillon Gabriel passed to Evan Stewart for a loss of four yards. Gabriel then Traeshon Holden for 10 yards. Gabriel passed to Tez Johnson for 12 yards and the first down.
James Jordan ran for a yard and Oregon was called for illegal formation on the play.
On first-and-10 at the UCLA 10, Jordan ran for four yards. Gabriel then tossed an incomplete pass in the end zone. On third-and-six, Gabriel passed toward Kyle Kasper in the end zone. It was incomplete, but UCLA was called for pass interference and the ball was moved to the Bruins’ two-yard line.
Jordan then closed the drive with a two-yard touchdown. Oregon hit the extra point.
Ethan Garbers tosses an interception
No. 8 Oregon 10, UCLA 3, 14:18 left in the second quarter
UCLA started on its 25-yard line after the touchback.
Officials stopped play to review the kickoff return for potential targeting by UCLA’s Devin Kirkwood. The refs determined there was no targeting on the play.
Ethan Garbers to J.Michael Sturdivant for eight yards, but the Bruins were called for illegal formation.
On first-and-15, Garbers’ pass intended for Rico Flores Jr. was intercepted by Bryce Boettcher at the UCLA 23.
Oregon matches UCLA’s field goal to open second quarter
No. 8 Oregon 10, UCLA 3, 14:55 left in the second quarter
Oregon opened the second quarter facing fourth-and-four on the UCLA 23.
Atticus Sappington hit a 41-yard field goal to extend the Duck’s lead.
Oregon closes first quarter facing fourth down in red zone
No. 8 Oregon 7, UCLA 3, end of the first quarter
Noah Whittington returned the UCLA kickoff 26 yards to the Ducks’ 28.
Dillon Gabriel passed to Kenyon Sadiq for a 19-yard gain.
Gabriel then passed to Tez Johnson for 11 yards.
Gabriel ran up the middle for 13 yards. Gabriel then passed for 11 yards.
Tez Johnson then attempted a pass to Patrick Herbert, but it was incomplete.
On second-and-10 at the UCLA 29, James Jordan ran for six yards. On third-and-four, Gabriel’s pass was incomplete as time expired in the first quarter.
UCLA counters Oregon touchdown with a field goal
No. 8 Oregon 7, UCLA 3, 2:35 left in the first quarter
UCLA started on its 25 after the touchback.
Ethan Garbers tossed an incomplete pass, T.J. Harden ran for three yards and Garbers passed to Kwazi Gilmer for eight yards and a first down.
Garbers passed to Jack Pederson for five yards. UCLA was then called for a false start. On second-and-10, Harden ran for one yard. On the next play, Garbers’ pass to Carter Shaw was incomplete, but Oregon was called for pass interference.
The play is being reviewed to see if the ball was tipped, which would have negated the intereference penalty. The officials determined the ball was not tipped and the call stood.
On first down at the Oregon 49, Jalen Berger ran for a yard. Garbers then passed to Gilmer for 12 yards. Garber passed to Moliki Matavao for 21 yards.
On first down at the Oregon 15, Garbers was sacked for a loss of one yard. Harden then rushed for three yards and Garbers passed to Harden for four yards.
Mateen Bhaghani hit a 27-yard field goal to close the drive.
Oregon marches up field and scores on opening drive
No. 8 Oregon 7, UCLA 0, 9:46 left in the first quarter
Oregon started on its 25.
Jordan James ran for six yards. Dillon Gabriel passed to Tez Johnson for five yards. Gabriel passed to Johnson again for eight yards and for another four.
On first down at the Oregon 48, Gabriel’s pass was incomplete. Gabriel passed to Patrick Herbert for four yards and to James Jordan for eight yards to convert on third down.
On first down at the UCLA 40, Jordan ran for three yards before Gabriel fired an 18-yard pass to Terrance Ferguson.
Oregon was called for false start. On first-and-15 on the UCLA 24, Jordan ran for 11 yards. Play then stopped as UCLA safety Ramon Henderson was treated for an injury.
Jordan ran for one yard before Gabriel passed to Traeshon Holden for a 12-yard touchdown.
The Ducks hit the extra point.
And we’re off ...
UCLA 0, No. 8 Oregon 0, start of first quarter
Oregon received the opening kickoff and the game is under way.
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.
How does UCLA feel about its late Big Ten After Dark start time against Oregon?
Earlier kickoffs and more viewership.
That was supposed to be part of the appeal when UCLA stunned the world of college athletics by abandoning nearly a century’s worth of tradition and moving to the Big Ten.
It didn’t take long for that narrative to die.
Four games into their debut season in a coast-to-coast conference, the Bruins will play their latest game on the West Coast in more than three decades.
Will a late start lead to a wacky ending? Five things to watch in UCLA vs. Oregon
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. Players can grab a leisurely breakfast at their Pasadena hotel, lie out by the pool and watch a full day’s worth of college football before boarding the team bus.
How to watch UCLA vs. Oregon and betting odds
UCLA will play No. 8 Oregon at the Rose Bowl on Saturday at 8 p.m. PDT. The game will air on Fox and will be available on 1150 AM in the Los Angeles area.
Here’s a look at the betting odds heading into the game:
