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UCLA Football: 5 overreactions to victory over Hawaii

By Connor Muldowney

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Quarterback Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins gets a hand shake from wide receiver Darren Andrews #7 of the UCLA Bruins after he ran for a touch down in the second half of the game against the Hawaii Warriors at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Quarterback Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins gets a hand shake from wide receiver Darren Andrews #7 of the UCLA Bruins after he ran for a touch down in the second half of the game against the Hawaii Warriors at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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On Saturday, UCLA football pulled out a big-time victory over Hawaii. Take a look at some of the biggest overreactions from the win.

Yet another week of UCLA football is in the books and the Bruins are officially halfway to their win total from 2016. Sitting at 2-0 with plenty of room for improvement on both sides of the ball, the Bruins have jumped back into the AP Top 25 this week in the final spot.

The Bruins look to be turning the corner in 2017 and fans are hoping this isn’t false hope. A win over Hawaii didn’t tell us much about this team, but that hasn’t stopped the overreactions from hitting an all-time high.

After a huge comeback win over Texas A&M in Week 1, the Bruins looked to be on top of the world. They fell behind 44-10 before a furious comeback, led by Josh Rosen, gave them a one-point lead with under a minute left in which they held on to. Did that carry over into a Week 2 win? Well, the Bruins made quick, easy work of Hawaii after getting out to a 35-7 lead.

Let’s take a look at five of the biggest overreactions from the Bruins’ Week 2 victory over Hawaii.

5. Run game is regressing

Fans love to hate on the run game because, well, it underperforms just about every week. However, against Hawaii, it doubled its production from Week 1. In fact, the Bruins’ backfield combined for 132 yards on just 26 carries, averaging 5.1 yards per touch. That was even with Josh Rosen’s and Devon Modster’s sack yardage taken away (minus-23 yards).

Oh yeah, and Soso Jamabo was absent in the run game — he didn’t dress. He’s arguably the most talented back this team has, but he’s been under-utilized his entire career. It’s clear that the Bruins don’t focus much on the run, which leaves guys like Jamabo searching for roles.

The run game isn’t regressing, it’s actually getting better and deeper, but Jim Mora needs to figure out how to manage the ground attack. If UCLA wants to have a shot at the Pac-12 title, it needs to take a piece from USC’s and Washington’s books and balance the offense out.

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