Josh Rosen completes improbable comeback for UCLA vs. Texas A&M: 3 takeaways

3. Josh Rosen joined the other top quarterback prospects this weekend with his own struggles … until he didn’t

Similarly to USC’s Sam Darnold and Wyoming’s Josh Allen, UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen had a long day at the office against the Aggies on Sunday night.

Rosen not only completed just nine of 23 pass attempts in the first half and 35 of his 58 attempts for the game, he was getting pounded by Texas A&M’s front for more of the night. The offensive line was a major issue in UCLA going 4-8 last season and that showed on Sunday.

This stat from ESPN’s Edward Aschoff was telling.

"According to ESPN Stats & Info, UCLA QB Josh Rosen has been pressured on 62 percent of his dropbacks (18-of-29). The only time in his career in which he was pressured on more than 50 percent of his dropbacks in a game was last season’s game vs Texas A&M …"

Not only has Rosen gotten no support in the running game — UCLA was 127th out of 128 qualified FBS teams in rushing last season — but his offensive line continued to give him next to no protection against the Aggies again.

The Bruins were able to make things a little more interesting at the start of the fourth quarter with a couple of scores shortly before and then things got weird.

Really weird.

That defender with the ball going through his hands is Texas A&M defensive back Deshawn Capers-Smith. Rosen threw one up for grabs to basically nobody but Capers-Smith. He didn’t haul the heave in, but UCLA wideout Darren Andrews did to make it 44-31 Aggies with 8:12 left in the game.

After a blocked field goal with 4:41 left in the game and the Bruins down 13 points, Rosen went on the offensive.

That touchdown toss from Rosen — as ridiculous as it was — was his third of the game and put him over 400 yards passing on the night with just over three minutes left. This was seriously happening.

After the Bruins got another stop defensively, Rosen went back to work with 2:39 left, no timeouts and had to go almost 70 yards to win the game. So, that’s exactly what he did.

Rosen threw for four touchdowns — FOUR! — in the final frame and went 35-of-58 for 491 yards and four touchdowns in a miraculous 45-44 comeback victory.

A fake spike touchdown throw with just mere seconds left? That’s gutsy, Josh Rosen. It’s also very Dan Marino-esque and it was fun.

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"According to ESPN Stats & Info, UCLA QB Josh Rosen has been pressured on 62 percent of his dropbacks (18-of-29). The only time in his career in which he was pressured on more than 50 percent of his dropbacks in a game was last season’s game vs Texas A&M …"

Not only has Rosen gotten no support in the running game — UCLA was 127th out of 128 qualified FBS teams in rushing last season — but his offensive line continued to give him next to no protection against the Aggies again.

The Bruins were able to make things a little more interesting at the start of the fourth quarter with a couple of scores shortly before and then things got weird.

Really weird.

That defender with the ball going through his hands is Texas A&M defensive back Deshawn Capers-Smith. Rosen threw one up for grabs to basically nobody but Capers-Smith. He didn’t haul the heave in, but UCLA wideout Darren Andrews did to make it 44-31 Aggies with 8:12 left in the game.