Mixing In The Run
>> Situation: UCLA 0, Hawaii 0, 8:01 remaining first quarter, UCLA ball, first-and-10 at own 46
>> The Play: RB Nate Starks cuts back into a big hole for a 25-yard gain.
>> Impact: The run was just one of two on the seven-play drive and had the Hawaii defense on its heels. Two plays later QB Josh Rosen threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to WR Darren Andrews, the fifth player with a reception or carry on UCLA’s opening drive.
>> Hawaii defensive coordinator Legi Suiaunoa: “An offense like this and a quarterback like this, they don’t depend on one guy. They’re a team filled with a lot of good players.”
Off Schedule
>> Situation: UCLA 7, Hawaii 0, 3:34 remaining first quarter, Hawaii ball, third-and-8 at UCLA 28
>> The Play: RB Diocemy Saint Juste is stopped by DE Jaelan Phillips for a loss of 4 yards.
>> Impact: Negative yardage plays on second and third down derailed a promising Hawaii drive. K Ryan Meskell’s 50-yard field goal was missed, wide left.
>> Hawaii offensive coordinator Brian Smith: “We can get drives going, cross the 50, and then a negative play or penalty, something sets us back. We’re not good enough to overcome those things. We’ve got to learn to play a little more discipline and eliminate those mistakes.”
Close, Briefly
>> Situation: UCLA 14, Hawaii 0, 12:55 remaining second quarter, Hawaii ball, fourth-and-2 at UCLA 34
>> The Play: S Mossi Johnson is called for holding TE Tui ’Unga on a pass by QB Dru Brown.
>> Impact: Hawaii got a new set of downs at the UCLA 24 and three plays later Brown threw a touchdown pass to Saint Juste. Including 154 yards rushing on 27 carries, Saint Juste was responsible for 159 of Hawaii’s 515 yards.
>> Saint Juste: “Twenty seven times? I didn’t know it was that many. … It was hot, but not as hot as it gets back (home) in Florida.”
Fake Punt
>> Situation: UCLA 21, Hawaii 7, 3:24 remaining second quarter, Hawaii ball, fourth-and-22 at own 29
>> The Play: P Stan Gaudion runs to his left instead of kicking the ball away and gains 19 yards.
>> Impact: Gaudion was tackled 3 yards short of the first-down marker. Four plays later Rosen threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Andrews.
>> Special teams coordinator Mayur Chaudhari: “I saw the look the play before when they called a penalty on us. I wanted to get us a chance to flip the field and get the offense back on the field.”
Pick Six
>> Situation: UCLA 28, Hawaii 7, 2:41 remaining second quarter, Hawaii ball, first-and-10 at own 29
>> The Play: CB Darnay Holmes steps in front of Brown’s sideline pass intended for WR Keelan Ewaliko. Holmes returns it 30 yards for a touchdown.
>> Impact: The defensive touchdown gave UCLA a four-touchdown lead heading into halftime.
>> Brown: “Missed assignments, penalties, a turnover. When you are playing an FCS team you can get away with those.”
