UCLA’s comeback effort against Oregon on Saturday afternoon was hindered by an injury to their starting quarterback on the Bruins' final drive.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson was trying to rally his Bruins as they were down 34-31 with just over a minute left. He had UCLA at its 39 with a first-and-20 when he was crunched by two Oregon defenders, including Kayvon Thibodeaux.
That hit knocked DTR out of the game. He was replaced by backup Ethan Garbers, who converted a fourth-and-8 to keep the drive alive. But Garbers was intercepted on a second-and-10 pass at the Oregon 39 to seal the Ducks’ win.
That marked the second game in a row that a Garbers quarterback had Oregon on the ropes but was unable to get the win (Ethan’s brother Chase plays quarterback at Cal).
Oregon is now 6-1 and has impressive road wins at Ohio State and UCLA. The Ducks' blemish was a loss at Stanford. UCLA is now 5-3.
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