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UCLA quarterback managed pressure and tossed four touchdown passes during a 35-32 road win over Rutgers Saturday. (Ed Mulholland / Getty Images)
No matter what happens over his final handful of college games, Ethan Garbers can always remember this glorious afternoon.
He’ll always have Piscataway.
Widely dismissed after a forgettable first half of the season, the UCLA quarterback provided one reminder after another Saturday afternoon why his coach stuck with him through his struggles.
Garbers went into the birthplace of college football and spawned a midseason revival. Dazzling with his legs as well as an arm that was as strong and accurate as it’s ever been, Garbers carried the Bruins to a 35-32 victory over Rutgers at SHI Stadium that momentarily changed the narrative on their season.
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That five-game losing streak? Over.
A first Big Ten victory? Theirs.
Career highs for Garbers? All over the place.
After Rutgers had rolled off nine consecutive points in the third quarter to pull within 21-19, Garbers offered a rebuttal two plays later. It came when the fifth-year senior connected with running back Keegan Jones coming out of the backfield uncovered for a 67-yard touchdown that was the longest completion of Garbers’ career.
Later, on third-and-one, Garbers surged and spun his way for six yards before emphatically thrusting his arm forward to denote the first down. The exclamation point came on another third down early in the fourth quarter when Garbers found running back Jalen Berger for a nine-yard touchdown pass.
Most of the highlights were Garbers’ on a day that he completed 32 of 38 passes (84%) for a career-high 383 yards and a career-high four touchdowns to go with a career-long 49-yard touchdown run while helping his team more than double its previous high for points in a game this season.
The Bruins (2-5, 1-4) rolled up 478 total yards of offense after having some success…
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2024-10-19 19:48:40
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