9. ASU stuns UCLA, which is no longer in the driver’s seat in the Pac-12 South
Arizona State put on an offensive clinic on the road, shocking UCLA (N0. 7) at the Rose Bowl with a huge 38-23 victory. Racking up 465 total yards and dominating the time-of-possession battle nearly two-to-one over the Bruins, the Sun Devils took control of this game in the second half and never relented until the final whistle.
Quarterback Mike Bercovici matched highly touted freshman Josh Rosen throw for throw, as both quarterbacks had two touchdown passes and an interception. The biggest difference in the game was ASU’s ability to consistently run the ball effectively and shut down the running game of the Bruins.
On that note, the loss of inside linebacker Myles Jack was agonizingly apparent, as the Sun Devils attacked the squishy middle of UCLA’s defense all night long, at one point embarrassing Jim Mora’s pride and joy on this ridiculous pile-pushing touchdown.
Arizona State sealed its upset of UCLA by pushing the entire pile 15 yards to a TD pic.twitter.com/rC0GsrYRTN
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) October 4, 2015
After the stunning defeat, the Bruins will now take a back seat to Utah in the Pac-12 South and will certainly fall out of the top 10 when the new polls comes out.