Ben Sauls set a Sun Bowl record by going 5–of–5 on field-goal attempts, including the game-winning, 47-yard attempt with four seconds remaining to elevate Pitt to a 37–35 win over No. 18 UCLA on Friday in El Paso, Texas.
Pitt (9–4) scored 20 straight points in the second half, rallying from down 28–14 after Jaylin Davies’ 52-yard pick-6 in the third quarter for UCLA (9–4), to pull ahead 34–28.
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.
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….