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Battered Josh Rosen is not the reason Bruins couldn’t put it together

So the likely end of Rosen's collegiate career was marked by the same disappointment that characterized the three years leading up to it, with the junior quarterback in concussion protocol and confined to the sidelines of a minor bowl game contested in a half-empty baseball stadium.

Think about that. They had a projected top NFL draft pick playing the single-most important position and failed to win half of their games over a two-year period.

The team's underwhelming performance underscored why UCLA had to do something dramatic with its Under Armour millions and hire someone like Chip Kelly.