UCLA falls to Pitt in heartbreak finish in Sun Bowl

The Panthers , playing without five starters who opted out of the game, took advantage of five UCLA turnovers, including four interceptions.

UCLA scored what appeared to be the game-winning touchdown on an 8-yard run by T.J. Harden with 34 seconds remaining. That capped a drive that started at the UCLA 25-yard line with less than two minutes left, and was keyed by a 34-yard run by Harden. Pitt quarterback Nick Patti got completions of 18 and 17 yards to Jared Wayne and Bub Means on the ensuing drive. After spiking the ball to stop the clock, Patti scrambled for 11 yards to the UCLA 29-yard line. After another spike with 10 seconds left, Sauls came on to kick the game-winner, which sailed through the uprights with just four seconds remaining.

Sophomore Rodney Hammond Jr. rushed for 89 yards and two scores to lead the Panthers, who were without running back Israel Abanikanda, the nation’s leader in total TDs with 22.UCLA senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was injured and didn’t return to the game after throwing an interception early in the fourth quarter, threw for 271 yards on 16 of 24 passing with three interceptions. Backup Ethan Garbers also threw an interception on the game’s final play.

Pitt got picks from Tylar Wiltz, Javon McIntyre, Bengally Kamara and M.J. Devonshire, and added a fumble recovery on a kickoff from Solomon DeShields.The Panthers came into the game with a Top 20 defense and a Top 10 run defense, and that defense showed up in a big way, limiting UCLA to 141 yards rushing and forcing five Bruin turnovers.Turnovers and special teams torpedoed the Bruins.

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