"Well, it was fun while it lasted ... wait, it's not over? There's somehow at least four games left in a UCLA football season that feels like it's already exhausted its story arc and run out of acts. Act I: The fall of a proud Bruin. Act II: The rise of a proud (Fresno State) Bulldog-turned-Bruin. Act III: A 50-point implosion that sucked the air out of the season and didn't please any Bruin."
"Don't expect TJ Lateef or any of his teammates to walk into the Rose Bowl waving a white flag. "It would just be so average to go out there and be like, well, we've got a freshman quarterback and it is what it is," Nebraska coach Matt Rhule told reporters this week. "Like, no, we're not doing that. We've got TJ Lateef and we're going to rally around him.""
UCLA began the season 0-4, dismissed its coach, then won three straight before a 56-6 loss to Ohio State left momentum stalled. Interim coach Tim Skipper leads a 3-5 UCLA team (3-2 Big Ten) into a Rose Bowl matchup with Nebraska (6-3, 3-3). A win over Nebraska would set up a high-profile opportunity against top-ranked Ohio State the following week. Nebraska lost starting quarterback Dylan Raiola to a broken leg and will start true freshman TJ Lateef, who played at Orange Lutheran High last year. Nebraska coach Matt Rhule expects the roster to rally around Lateef. The game starts at 6 p.m. PST on Fox.
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