UCLA Football: 5 overreactions to comeback win over Texas A&M

UCLA football made an epic comeback against Texas A&M on Sunday night and it’s time to completely overreact.

In case you went to bed early on Sunday night, you missed out on one of the best comebacks in recent memory. UCLA football fell behind 38-10 at halftime, forcing many Bruins fans to pack things up and head home. It was getting ugly on the West Coast, but after falling behind 44-10, Josh Rosen got angry.

The Heisman Trophy candidate proved just why he was considered one of the top 2018 NFL Draft prospects, torching Texas A&M’s defense in the second half.

In fact, Rosen engineered a 35-0 run to take a lead with under a minute left and the UCLA defense locked down on Kellen Mond to seal the deal. The Bruins started the season with an epic victory, and one that won’t soon be forgotten.

Bruins fans are still rejoicing, if not overreacting. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest overreactions from the comeback win over Texas A&M.

5. UCLA has an elite pass rush

As LeBron James would say, UCLA had “not one, not two, not three, not four, not five” but six sacks in the opening win over Texas A&M. The pass rush looked to be on top of its game, but that must be taken with a grain of salt.

Sure, Texas A&M is a formidable opponent and six sacks are nothing to overlook, but they also came mostly against a timid freshman quarterback in his first collegiate action. Heading into the opener, you can bet Kellen Mond never thought he’d see the field, but after a Nick Starkel injury, he was the guy.

Starkel was sacked twice by the Bruins before his injury, but Mond looked like a deer in headlights under center, getting dropped four times.

Is the pass rush elite? It’s way too early to tell, especially since the Aggies crumbled under the national spotlight with a 34-point lead. Four sacks against a first-time starter in an unfortunate situation makes things tough to judge.