UCLA football: 3 takeaways from shocking loss to Arizona

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Nov 12, 2022; Pasadena, California, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Chip Kelly calls a play in the first half against the Arizona Wildcats at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Pac-12 title hopes are badly bruised, but not dead yet

A lot of UCLA football fans are throwing in the towel after losing to Arizona and let me just talk you off the ledge: while this loss hurts a ton, it doesn’t eliminate the Bruins from the Pac-12 title race.

With the divisions thrown out this year, the top two teams in the conference will make the title game and there’s a good chance that at least one of those teams will have two Pac-12 losses. UCLA just picked up its second loss of the year and it has USC and Cal to end the year. Win both of those games and the title game is a very real possibility.

Dorian Thompson-Robinson gave his all yet again and continues to prove that he’s an absolute gamer. If he completes that pass with no time remaining to Jake Bobo, we’re talking about how UCLA is in great shape and controls its own destiny.

This is really a game of inches.

But don’t give up hope just yet, UCLA fans.

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