LOS ANGELES -- Dorian Thompson-Robinson, a true freshman who didn't become a starting quarterback until his senior year of high school, was going to play in Chip Kelly's UCLA debut. Just not that much.
Thompson-Robinson was pressed into action after grad transfer Wilton Speight injured his back while scrambling at the five-minute mark of the second quarter in Saturday's eventual 26-17 loss to underdog Cincinnati.
Thompson-Robinson finished 15-of-25 passing, throwing for 117 yards and absorbing four sacks. He fumbled while trying to run upfield at the nine-minute mark of the fourth quarter, resulting in the safety that put Cincinnati ahead.