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Cornerback Devin Kirkwood's game-sealing interception was probably the single biggest play of the night for the Bruins' defense, and it was all the more impressive considering he's a true freshman who wasn't really even targeted for the rest of the night. Lake was better from start to finish though, getting his interception on the first drive of the game and leading UCLA with six tackles. Most of his action came in the first quarter, since he wasn't targeted very much through the air in the second half.

Most of his work in that second half came as a cleanup guy in the second level when the defensive line started to let the Huskies' ground game get going. But outside of that first interception, Lake made another big play against quarterback Dylan Morris on the next possession. Washington had been marching, and they were down inside the 5 until two tackles for loss pushed them back a bit for 3rd-and-goal.

The announcers and pretty much everyone in the building knew who Morris was going to in that situation — tight end Cade Otton.

Credit to defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro and assistant head coach Brian Norwood for the way they called this play, putting linebacker Jordan Genmark Heath over the middle to force a lob, Lake in man coverage on Otton and safety Stephan Blaylock on the other side to help with a late double team.

Morris, of course, threw Otton's way, and Lake reached up to tip it out the back of the end zone and force a field goal try, saving the Bruins four points in the process. And in a game in which the UCLA defense struggled with penalties in the defensive backfield, Lake played a clean game. Lake gave the Bruins everything they needed as a veteran presence, and he was a big part of how they limited the Huskies to just 17 points.

It wasn't a great game for the Bruins on special teams as a whole, a change of pace from the rest of the season. Kicker Nicholas Barr-Mira missed a yard attempt pretty badly at the end of the first half — not anything disastrous, just not particularly clean.

Receiver Logan Loya filled in serviceably for regular punt returner Kyle Philips, and his yard return was a good one, but it his other one only went for 6 and he had to track pretty far back to haul it in.

Kickoff specialist RJ Lopez, who usually gets touchbacks on almost all of his kicks, only had one Saturday, and punter Luke Akers didn't pin the Huskies inside the 20 at all.

So as much of a cop out as it feels like, there isn't one player who really did enough to earn this award. Thompson-Robinson's passer rating of Looking at his passer rating exclusively after the 0-for-4 start, it was There technically isn't a cap to the college passer rating like there is in the NFL, but that is the highest passer rating we've ever seen in any stretch by any UCLA quarterback.

As much as he stuffed the stat sheet while leading the way for a Bruin offense that scored more points against the Trojans than any other one in history, the highlights made Thompson-Robinson's performance infinitely more fun. First came his 4-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. It was a pretty standard play, all things considered, but a shove at the goal line propelled Thompson-Robinson to the wall up against the stands, where he was met by a year old fan who reached down with a hat and pen.

Without a second thought, Thompson-Robinson snagged them and signed the hat, tossing it back to the fan and drawing a no-fun flag. In the fourth quarter, with the game already out of reach for USC, Thompson-Robinson took a keeper around the right corner with UCLA trying to run clock while simultaneously running out of real estate in the red zone.

Thompson-Robinson decided to go for it all, and he completed his goal of actually landing a hurdle after launching himself into the end zone over a cornerback on the goal line. It wasn't a wire-to-wire performance, but once he got the jitters out, Thompson-Robinson was absolute nails.

This is one of the few times this season where there are a healthy number of players who could make a really strong case for this award. Safety Quentin Lake and cornerback Cameron Johnson had big interceptions, striker Qwuantrezz Knight was his usual disruptive self and linebacker Jordan Genmark Health got behind the line of scrimmage more effectively than he has all year. Linebackers Ale Kaho, Bo Calvert and Caleb Johnson had their moments as well, powering through blockers for sacks, slicing through linemen for tackles for loss and breaking up big passes.

With all of those players having standout performances in one way or another, it was Agude who stood above the rest, playing like a literal chicken with his head cut off. Agude lost his helmet on three separate occasions, one of which he got flagged for because he still tracked down the ball-carrier and got the tackle. When he wasn't getting flagged, Agude was wrapping up guys more efficiently than he has all season, and he racked up a career-high 10 tackles in the process.

The Riverside City College transfer has shown flashes of pass rush skills and fumble-forcing throughout the season, but Saturday marked his best day against the run. The semifinalists were revealed at 12 p. ET on Sunday, Dec. It marked the final of six CFP rankings announcements of the season. FBS Football.

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