The UCLA Bruins got the first Big Ten Conference win. It came against Rutgers in a road game that began at 9 AM Pacific Time, Noon Eastern, in another cross-country road trip.
However, UCLA got the 35-32 win on Saturday. The biggest highlight of the game was UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers.
Garbers threw for 383 yards and had just six incompletions while tossing four touchdowns and rushing for another.
As a result, Garbers was named the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
Entering the game, Garbers’ play had been a talking point with questions about whether or not Justyn Martin would take over.
Garbers even had only four passing touchdowns all year before the Rutgers game, and he had two games with zero passing scores and had at least one interception in every start.
Nonetheless, Garbers earned a huge honor after a strong performance against Rutgers. UCLA has a bye next.