Haener lifts Fresno State to 40-37 upset of No. 13 UCLA

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had the ability to overcome a squashing hit to his right aware of lead the Bulldogs to a distressed victory over No. 13 UCLA. Haener threw for 455 lawns, consisting of the permission touchdown pass to Jalen Cropper with 14 seconds remaining, as the Bulldogs

defeated the Bruins 40-37 Saturday night at the Rose Bowl."We know he is difficult, right. We have actually seen that throughout in 2014 and also this year. He's tough,"Fresno State instructor Kalen DeBoer stated.

"When the pressure was fantastic, he was at his best which's what's awesome." Haener had to go to his best in a video game that saw 4 lead changes over the last 7:27 after the Bulldogs had a 23-10 lead at halftime. GO HERE FOR EVEN MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Fresno

State completed the job against a Pac-12 program after leading then-No. 11 Oregon in the fourth quarter 2 weeks ago before shedding.

"I mean, we just made one even more play, right? We made one more play,"DeBoer stated."Fifty-four seconds that I simply think of what our individuals can doing, it didn't seem like it was

as well large of an accomplishment in all." Haener's 19-yard strike to Erik Brooks put Fresno State back in front 33-30 with 2:55 continuing to be, however he was recoiling in

discomfort on the ground after taking various hits throughout the night. After UCLA reclaimed the lead with 54 seconds left on Dorian Thompson-Robinson's 15-yard pass to Kyle Phillips, a limping Haener directed a six-play, 75-yard drive that offered the Bulldogs(3-1)their 4th straight gain the Bruins.

"He was a quite mobile quarterback. We battled to maintain him in the pocket," UCLA cornerback Qwuantrezz Knight claimed. Cropper had three functions for 50 yards on the drive, including the TD.

Josh Kelly additionally had a 26-yard catch that placed the ball at the UCLA 12 with 23 seconds staying."Yeah, I'm not gon na lie, I was a little weary,"Cropper said."But that last play, I saw the edge decline. And just knowing exactly how Jake counts on

me tossing that back shoulder right into the corner of the end area, the feeling's so surreal. I can't really define it in words

."Haener completed 38 of 53 passes as well as tossed 2 goals. Cropper had 14 receptions for 141 yards and Kelly added 8 catches for 120 backyards. Ronnie Rivers rushed for 136 lawns and also two goals."I assume the quarterback is a special player, "UCLA trainer Chip Kelly claimed. "We threw whatever at him. We blitzed him, played cover zero, rushed three as well as dropped every person else back into coverage. I believe we tossed the entire kitchen area sink at him as well as he took care of everything."

UCLA was able to rally back as a result of a pair of Bulldogs turnovers. Fresno State led 26-17, had the round at the UCLA 9 as well as were seeking to put the game away with 9:23 remaining when Carl Jones removed Haener of the ball.

After it rolled 34 yards and also a mad shuffle followed, Myles Jackson recovered it at the UCLA 43. Three plays later on, Thompson-Robinson delivered an ideal pass to Phillips, that eluded Bralyn Lux's coverage, for a 38-yard rating to bring UCLA within 26-23. The Bulldogs would not have it long on the following

property when Kelly fumbled after a 13-yard conclusion. UCLA's Jordan Genmark Heath recovered and returned it 20 lawns to the Bulldogs 18. UCLA took its first lead because the first quarter when Zach Charbonnet covered off a three-play drive with a 3-yard TD up the center to place the Bruins up 30-26.

Thompson-Robinson passed for 278 backyards and also 3 goals while Phillips had seven functions for 113 yards as well as 2 TDs. Charbonnet competed 2 touchdowns for the Bruins(2-1

), who were ranked for the very first time in 4 years. Thompson-Robinson masqueraded 278 lawns as well as 3 touchdowns while Phillips had seven receptions for 113 backyards and also two TDs.

Charbonnet ran for two goals for the Bruins(2-1 ), who were placed for the very first time in four years. "We most definitely inconvenienced on ourselves. We made mistakes as well as bit ourselves in

the foot a lot of times,"Thompson-Robinson claimed. Rivers racked up both of his goals in the initial half. He opened the scoring with a 1-yard run up the center with 5:54 staying in the first quarter to offer the Bulldogs a 6-0

lead. The 2-point conversion was no excellent after holder Carson King's pass was incomplete. Rivers then damaged a pair of deals with en course to a 36-yard rating up the appropriate sideline midway through the 2nd quarter to prolong Fresno State's lead to 20-10. THE TAKEAWAY Fresno State: Haener has thrown for over 300 backyards in 3 of the Bulldogs 'initial 4 games as well as leads the nation with

1,464 passing backyards. UCLA: The Bruins require to clean up their pass defense and penalties if they want to bounce back. They had two pre-snap fines in punt insurance coverage on 4th down that allowed the Bulldogs to keep the round. SURVEY RAMIFICATIONS UCLA may stay in the polls after revealing the

nerve to rally back, yet it was a poor week for the Pac-12. The 5 teams in the South Department that had non-conference video games were favored as well as shed. UP NEXT Fresno State begins its Mountain West timetable on Friday

versus UNLV. UCLA takes a trip to Stanford on Saturday to start Pac-12 play.