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UCLA Football: 5 overreactions from loss to Stanford in Week 4

By Connor Muldowney

PALO ALTO, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins looks to pass against the Stanford Cardinal during the first quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins looks to pass against the Stanford Cardinal during the first quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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UCLA football came away with a tough Week 4 loss against Stanford, and it wasn’t pretty. Here are five overreactions.

It’s been an odd season for UCLA football. First, the Bruins took down Texas A&M in the wildest comeback of the season. They fell behind 44-10 before storming back and taking a 45-44 lead with under a minute left and completing the comeback.

The Bruins then dismantled Hawaii with no problems before running into Memphis in Week 3. The Bruins just found their way into the AP Top 25 with the Hawaii win and a 2-0 start, but the Memphis Tigers shut the door on any national title hope they may have had.

UCLA followed that up with a rough loss at the hands of the Stanford Cardinal in Week 4, dropping to 2-2 on the young season. The loss to Stanford wasn’t pretty either. You can bet the overreactions following this one were extreme.

Let’s take a look at the five biggest overreactions.

5. Caleb Wilson is the nation’s best tight end

This could be a legitimate argument after four weeks of play. The Bruins have found themselves one of the country’s best tight ends, but UCLA fans are quick to say he’s the best there is.

Out of four games, the sophomore and former USC walk-on recorded at least 145 yards twice — one of those performances went over 200 yards. He opened the season with 15 catches for 208 yards against Texas A&M and then had 145 yards on 11 catches versus Stanford.

On the year, he has caught 32 passes for 425 yards and a touchdown. You won’t see many tight ends with that kind of production through four games in college football, but does that make him the best? Not exactly, it just makes him the most utilized.

Guys like Mike Gesecki, Jaylen Samuels, Hayden Hurst, Troy Fumagalli and Mark Andrews would have something to say about this.

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