Josh Rosen named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week

Josh Rosen celebrates after throwing a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lasley to tie the game against Texas A&M. The ensuing extra point capped UCLA’s 45-44 comeback over the Aggies. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star News/SCNG)

For engineering UCLA’s largest comeback in school history, quarterback Josh Rosen was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Playing in his first game in nearly 11 months, Rosen threw for a career-high 491 yards, 292 of which came in the fourth quarter, and four touchdowns. His 11th 300-yard game moved him into a tie for the most for a UCLA quarterback with Cade McNown.

UCLA’s 34-point comeback was the second-largest comeback in NCAA history.

The Bruins didn’t claim a single individual weekly honor last season.

USC’s Jake Olson was named Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week after the blind long snapper contributed to a successful PAT during USC’s win over Western Michigan. Cal linebacker Devante Downs was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week with 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one interception as the Golden Bears beat North Carolina.