PASADENA, Calif.—Dorian Thompson-Robinson accounted for 385 yards of total offense and four scores, Zach Charbonnet ran for 111 yards and a touchdown, and UCLA rallied for a 45–17 victory over Bowling Green Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
The Bruins trailed 17–7 early in the second quarter before scoring 38 straight points to win their opener for the second straight year.
Thompson-Robinson completed 32 of 43 passes for 298 yards and two touchdowns along with rushing for 87 yards and two scores.
The fifth-year senior supplied an early highlight with a career-long 68-yard TD run during the first quarter to tie the game at seven.
UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson passes during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Bowling Green in Pasadena, Calif., on Sept. 3, 2022. (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
Bowling Green brought a nickel blitz on third-and-3, but the fifth-year senior escaped pressure from Davon Ferguson in the backfield, scrambled right, went down the sideline and then cut across the field, including escaping another diving tackle attempt from a Falcons defender at the BG 34, before going into the end zone….