With two three-and-outs to start the game, UCLA offensive coordinator did little to quiet his critics. On its first six plays, the Bruins ran five times, with just one rush of over two yards.

“After the first two series, I was looking at my Uber app on my phone to see if they could get an SUV to come pick me up,” he said.

Finally, he said, he gave up on trying to establish the run game and let Brett Hundley air it out. He threw a 76-yard touchdown to Devin Fuller.