UCLA Football: 5 overreactions to victory over Hawaii

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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2. Josh Rosen is the Heisman front-runner

If you’re not on the Josh Rosen for Heisman hype train yet, you’re probably a pretty rational fan. Getting too excited about the first two weeks of the season is a major no-no in the college football world, but that’s not stopping Bruins fans from dubbing him the September Heisman after two victories.

Sure, Rosen is one heck of a player and he very well may be the best quarterback in college football, but he’s far from the front-runner for the Heisman. He needs to prove he can put up video game-like numbers week in and week out against better defenses — like Stanford, USC or Washington, for example.

‘Chosen’ Rosen had yet another solid game against an inferior defense on Saturday, passing for 329 yards and five touchdowns on 22-of-25 completions. It’s always a good sign when your quarterback has more touchdown passes than incompletions. Still, too early for Heisman talk.

Don’t worry, folks, Rosen will get his opportunity to cement himself in the Heisman conversation in a couple of weeks when the Bruins take on Stanford. After that, he will get cracks at USC and Washington as well. There’s still time.

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