But after a failed fourth-down conversion attempt with a little more than two minutes remaining, the Panthers gave up a 70-yard drive, resulting in the Bruins’ lone offensive touchdown of the second half.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
T.J. Harden, filling in for Pac-12 Conference-leading rusher Zach Charbonnet as UCLA’s primary ball-carrier, capped a 111-yard day with a go-ahead 8-yard score with 34 seconds remaining. The touchdown marked the culmination of a drive in which Harden also broke free for a 34-yard gain.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Quarterback Ethan Garbers — who stepped in after Bruins standout Dorian Thompson-Robinson left the game in the second half, the result of an unspecified injury — completed passes of 12 yards to Titus Mokiao-Atimalala and 14 yards to Jake Bobo on the possession.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
With no timeouts remaining, Pitt drove 46 yards in 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Quarterback Nick Patti connected on passes of 18 yards to Jared Wayne, then 17 yards to Bub Means on a spectacular catch that nearly hit the turf. Patti then evaded tacklers — any of which would have ended the game with the Panthers unable to call timeout — to rush 11 yards and stop the clock with a first down.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
That gave Pitt time to send out Sauls for his fifth and most significant kick of the day.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Patti went 20-of-41 for 232 yards in the win, which gave Pitt consecutive seasons of nine-plus wins for the first time since 2008-2009. Tylar Wiltz had a key performance for the Panthers’ defense with a sack and an interception.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
UCLA fell short of matching its program-best mark of 10 wins. Kam Brown caught four passes for 115 yards in the loss, while Mokiao-Atimalala and Logan Loya were on the receiving end of Thompson-Robinson’s two touchdown throws.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Thompson-Robinson had 262 yards passing and scored a rushing touchdown but threw three interceptions before his exit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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