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Josh Rosen is among former UCLA athletes back hitting the books

Football or school? School or football?

For three years, Josh Rosen felt like he was being torn between two great loves.

"You can't put as much into one thing as you want," Rosen said, "and I felt like I was shortchanging football a little bit by giving school so much time."

That didn't stop the quarterback from starring in both endeavors during his time at UCLA, becoming the school's single-season passing leader in 2017 and a five-time member of the athletic director's honor roll.

The division of labor is easier these days. Rosen has gone on to the NFL, recently completing his rookie season with the Arizona Cardinals, but he's not

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