Will Josh Rosen continue to shine in hostile environment against UNLV?
UCLA’s Rosen is legit.
This freshman phenom put the nation on notice in Week 1, completing 80 percent of his passes (28 of 35) for 351 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. It was a flawless performance against a decent Virginia defense and signaled Rosen’s status as a clear Heisman contender.
Needless to say, his head coach is excited about the way he performed and expects big things from him going forward.
“I did not see a deer in the headlights look with him at all. I didn’t think that I would, either,” UCLA coach Jim Mora said, via ESPN.com. “I didn’t know how he’d perform, but I didn’t get the feeling that it was going to be too big for him. He was very in the moment — before the game, [Friday] night, during the game. He’s a mature young man and he handled it well. It’s only going to get harder for him because he had some success.”
UNLV should allow Rosen to pad his stats. The Rebels gave up 38 points to Northern Illinois last weekend, allowing quarterback Drew Hare to pass for 360 yards and two touchdowns.
Based on the pin-point accuracy displayed by Rosen against Virginia, he shouldn’t have any trouble shredding the porous defense of UNLV this Saturday night on the road in Las Vegas.
That said, this is the first road game for the true freshman. It will be interesting to see if he can keep his nerves in check in a hostile environment.