Bruins say false starts weren’t their fault

UCLA had seven false-start penalties in a 41-0 victory over Oregon State on Saturday.

“There was stuff going up front,” Coach Jim Mora said. “I’m not going to talk about it because it doesn’t matter what I say.”

He started to continue, but then said, “We’ll leave it at that. I’ll tell you this, it wasn’t on UCLA.”

Quarterback Josh Rosen wasn’t going to leave it at that. He pointed the finger at Oregon State players in defense of his offensive linemen. Rosen said the Beavers were shouting out UCLA cadences.

It is against NCAA rules to simulate the sounds of offensive starting signals.

Rosen didn’t wait for questions after the game, launching into an admonishment of the Oregon State players.

“I want to say it was B.S. what their defensive line was doing,” Rosen said. “They were calling out cadences, saying ‘set’ and ‘hut.’ All the false starts on the offensive line weren’t on them.”

Rosen said he brought it to the attention of the officials.

“They said there were grunting sounds, but it was ridiculous,” Rosen said.

UCLA answered by going on a silent count.

“It should be illegal, but they didn’t call it,” Rosen said. “I didn’t mind except some of our offensive linemen were being called for false starts and it was not their fault.”

Kick started

UCLA’s Ka’imi Fairbairn had field goals of 38 and 29 yards, plus five extra points. It left him one point shy of tying the Pac-12 record of 390 points held by UCLA’s John Lee.

“I don’t think there is a record that is more a team effort,” Fairbairn said. “The offense scores points. Even the defense scores points.”

Fairbairn credited holder Jerry Neuheisel and long snapper Christopher Longo.

“I owe them a lot,” Fairbairn said. “They take their job very seriously and it has definitely benefited me.”

Take-aways

Oregon State turned the ball over three times in the first half.

UCLA safeties Randall Goforth and Jaleel Wadood had interceptions. Kenny Young also forced a fumble, which was recovered by Jacob Tuioti-Mariner.

The turnovers led to two touchdowns and a field goal.

“We capitalized on the turnovers, which is what you have to do on the road,” Mora said.

Stat stars

The Bruins had 284 yards rushing. Soso Jamabo had 90 and Paul Perkins 89. Jamabo, Perkins and Nate Starks all had touchdown runs.

Receiver Thomas Duarte had six receptions for 116 yards and caught two touchdowns.

Linebacker Jayon Brown led the Bruins with 10 tackles. Defensive end Takkarist McKinley had two sacks.

Etc.

UCLA’s shutout was its first since a 16-0 victory over Oregon in 2007. It was the Bruins’ first shutout on the road since beating Stanford, 49-0, in 1987.

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Oregon State cornerback Dwayne Williams was injured in the third quarter had had to be immobilized on the field. He was taken to nearby Good Samaritan Hospital. An Oregon State official said that Williams was “moving all of his extremities” and that he was being kept in the hospital as a precaution.

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UCLA receiver Devin Fuller (ankle), linebacker Isaako Savaiinaea (ankle), receiver Stephen Johnson III (undisclosed) and linebacker Josh Woods (hamstring) did not suit up for the game.

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