The dropped passes, needless penalties and missed tackles were pushed to the bottom of UCLA’s list of worries midway through the third quarter Saturday.
The Bruins suddenly found themselves without Josh Rosen.
The star quarterback who represented the Bruins’ only hope for an unlikely comeback at No. 12 Washington suffered multiple injuries that forced him out of the game. Backup quarterback Devon Modster, a redshirt freshman making his first extended appearance, showed some grit during the balance of UCLA’s 44-23 loss that was otherwise dispiriting for a variety of reasons.
The primary downer was Rosen going out after being sacked four times.