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Thompson-Robinson a bright spot in UCLA's 49-21 loss to Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. - A few months from now, it might not be remembered for the swarm of defenders populating UCLA's backfield or the 42 unanswered points the Bruins allowed in a blowout loss to the nation's sixth-ranked team.

The lasting takeaway from Sept. 8, 2018, might be that the team found its starting quarterback.

His name is Dorian Thompson-Robinson, and he gamely absorbed all that went wrong Saturday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in his first career start.

When his

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