Texas A&M and UCLA football faced off at the Rose Bowl on Sunday. Here are three things we learned after Josh Rosen orchestrated a comeback for the ages.
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The legend of Josh Rosen continues to grow and grow. The Bruin gunslinger was far from perfect on Sunday night, but he pulled off the most improbable victory of his UCLA career.
Texas A&M, on the other hand, fell apart. And that might be generous to speak of it so kindly. Kevin Sumlin suffered a crushing blow to his future employment hopes and Aggie fans are not happy. Here are three things we learned from the on field performance.
The Aggies have a quarterback, UCLA has a better one
Nick Starkel is definitely the starter for the Aggies, but it was Josh Rosen’s experience showed late in the game.
The first half had the Aggies firing on all cylinders. The offense was clicking and it was obvious to anyone watching. The offensive line was making holes left and right and things were simply going swell for the Aggies. Starkel then went down with an apparent leg injury late and the team simply fell apart. Kellen Mond couldn’t hit anyone consistently and the offensive line couldn’t give him any time.
On the other side, Josh Rosen played as a seasoned competitor should and would. He struggled mightly in the opening quarters, but showed why he is still the starter as the game wore on. Five unanswered touchdowns were an exclamation point and a statement to any scouts watching. He finished with a career high 491 passing yards and four touchdowns. While the Aggies couldn’t connect little five yard passes, Rosen was throwing dart after dart down field.