LOS ANGELES – Not to put any more pressure on UCLA’s basketball team or anything, but the Bruins suddenly have a lot to live up to ... in USC’s football team.
Lonzo Ball only has to match Sam Darnold, his fellow quarterback whose Rose Bowl performance reads like a story miraculous enough for the Bible.
TJ Leaf only has to be as clutch as Leon McQuay III, whose last-minute interception against Penn State couldn’t have been better timed had he had the assistance of the two Leon McQuays who came before him.
Bryce Alford only has to be as accurate from beyond the arc as Matt Boermeester, whose long-range buzzer-beater Monday was worth three points and so much more.