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UCLA football: 3 takeaways from upset loss at Memphis

By Zach Bigalke

BOCA RATON, FL - DECEMBER 20: Chauncey Lanier #12 of the Memphis Tigers gestures during the first half of the game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at FAU Stadium on December 20, 2016 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
BOCA RATON, FL - DECEMBER 20: Chauncey Lanier #12 of the Memphis Tigers gestures during the first half of the game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at FAU Stadium on December 20, 2016 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images) /
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UCLA football struggled on Saturday in its road trip to Memphis. Here are three takeaways from the upset loss sustained by the Bruins against the Tigers.

After the first play of the game, it looked like Memphis might blow their game against UCLA wide open. But the Bruins kept themselves in the contest, trading the lead back and forth in the first half. Though they were down 27-24 at halftime, Jim Mora’s team was still very much in the contest on the road.

Josh Rosen looked alternately hot and cold as he kept the Bruins in the game with several big plays. Unfortunately for UCLA fans, Rosen also kept Memphis in the game with several boneheaded throws. It was a mixed-bag effort from a player that has received plenty of Heisman hype early in the season.

One loss won’t put you out of the Heisman running entirely, but the way in which the Bruins lost might produce some lingering affects that follow the team into conference play. Rosen is a good quarterback, but he wasn’t elite, not today.

Let’s look further at Rosen and the rest of the Bruins now that they have sustained their first loss of the season. Here are three takeaways from the 48-45 Memphis upset victory over UCLA in early Saturday action.

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