Haener lifts Fresno State to 40-37 upset of No. 13 UCLA

Haener had to be at his finest in a recreation that seen 4 lead modifications during the last phrase 7:27 after the Bulldogs had a 23-10 lead at halftime.

Fresno State completed the job within the path of a Pac-12 program after predominant then-No. 11 Oregon all through the fourth quarter two weeks prior to now before shedding.

“I mean, we just made one more play, right? We made one more play,” DeBoer acknowledged. “Fifty-four seconds that I just think about what our guys are capable of doing, it didn’t feel like it was too big of a feat at all.”

Haener’s 19-yard strike to Erik Brooks put Fresno State as soon as extra in entrance 33-30 with 2:55 remaining, nonetheless he was wincing in ache on the underside after taking pretty a quantity of hits all by means of the night time time time.

After UCLA regained the lead with 54 seconds left on Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s 15-yard switch to Kyle Phillips, a limping Haener directed a six-play, 75-yard drive that gave the Bulldogs (3-1) their fourth straight win over the Bruins.

“He was a pretty mobile quarterback. We struggled to keep him in the pocket,” UCLA cornerback Qwuantrezz Knight acknowledged.

Cropper had three receptions for 50 yards on the drive, together with the TD. Josh Kelly furthermore had a 26-yard catch that put the ball on the UCLA 12 with 23 seconds remaining.

(*13*) Cropper acknowledged. “But that last play, I saw the corner drop. And just knowing how Jake trusts me throwing that back shoulder into the corner of the end zone, the feeling’s so surreal. I can’t really describe it in words.”

Haener achieved 38 of 53 passes and tossed two touchdowns. Cropper had 14 receptions for 141 yards and Kelly added eight catches for 120 yards. Ronnie Rivers rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns.

(*13*) UCLA coach Chip Kelly acknowledged. “We threw everything at him. We blitzed him, played cover zero, rushed three and dropped everyone else back into coverage. I think we threw the entire kitchen sink at him and he handled everything.”

UCLA was ready to rally as soon as extra due to a pair of Bulldogs turnovers. Fresno State led 26-17, had the ball on the UCLA 9 and had been wanting to put the sport away with 9:23 remaining when Carl Jones stripped Haener of the ball. After it rolled 34 yards and a mad scramble ensued, Myles Jackson recovered it on the UCLA 43.

Three performs later, Thompson-Robinson delivered a fantastic switch to Phillips, who eluded Bralyn Lux’s security, for a 38-yard rating to convey UCLA inside 26-23.

The Bulldogs would not have it extended on the subsequent possession when Kelly fumbled after a 13-yard completion. UCLA’s Jordan Genmark Heath recovered and returned it 20 yards to the Bulldogs 18.

UCLA took its first lead provided that first quarter when Zach Charbonnet capped off a three-play drive with a 3-yard TD up the center to put the Bruins up 30-26.

Thompson-Robinson handed for 278 yards and three touchdowns whereas Phillips had seven receptions for 113 yards and two TDs. Charbonnet ran for 2 touchdowns for the Bruins (2-1), who had been ranked for the primary time in 4 years.

Thompson-Robinson handed for 278 yards and three touchdowns whereas Phillips had seven receptions for 113 yards and two TDs. Charbonnet ran for 2 touchdowns for the Bruins (2-1), who had been ranked for the primary time in 4 years.

“We definitely made it tough on ourselves. We made mistakes and bit ourselves in the foot too many times,” Thompson-Robinson acknowledged.

Rivers scored each of his touchdowns all through the primary half. He opened the scoring with a 1-yard run up the center with 5:54 remaining all through the primary quarter to give the Bulldogs a 6-0 lead. The 2-point conversion was no good after holder Carson King’s switch was incomplete.

Rivers then broke a pair of tackles en route to a 36-yard rating up the perfect sideline halfway by the second quarter to lengthen Fresno State’s lead to 20-10.

THE TAKEAWAY

Fresno State: Haener has thrown for over 300 yards in three of the Bulldogs’ first 4 video video video games and leads the nation with 1,464 passing yards.

UCLA: The Bruins want to clear up their switch security and penalties throughout the event that they hope to bounce as soon as extra. They had two pre-snap penalties in punt security on fourth down that allowed the Bulldogs to shield the ball.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

UCLA might maintain all through the polls after exhibiting the mettle to rally as soon as extra, but it surely absolutely completely was a foul week for the Pac-12. The 5 groups all through the South Division that had non-conference video video video games had been favored and misplaced.

UP NEXT

Fresno State begins its Mountain West schedule on Friday within the path of UNLV.

UCLA travels to Stanford on Saturday to start Pac-12 play.