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    Bill Plaschke: After UCLA upset No. 15 Washington, it's time to stop ignoring the Bruins

    LOS ANGELES — Their season has been ignored, but no longer. Their record has been minimized, but no more. Their presence on this fall's Los Angeles college football scene was completely overshadowed until Friday night, when the UCLA Bruins emerged from a cool darkness into the blinding brightness of legitimacy. Dorian Thompson-Robinson hurdling. Zach Charbonnet sprinting. Jake Bobo bobbing. A ...
    by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times Oct 01, 2022 4 minutes
    UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson keeps Washington safety Makell Esteen away as he scampers for extra yardage in the second half at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 30, 2022 in Pasadena, California.

    LOS ANGELES — Their season has been ignored, but no longer.

    Their record has been minimized, but no more.

    Their presence on this fall's Los Angeles college football scene was completely overshadowed until Friday night, when the UCLA Bruins emerged from a cool darkness into the blinding brightness of legitimacy.

    Dorian Thompson-Robinson hurdling. Zach Charbonnet sprinting. Jake Bobo bobbing. A defense swarming and slamming and suffocating.

    Yeah, they're pretty good.

    And, yeah, it's time to start paying attention.

    At a Rose Bowl that rocked, against a team that had not previously cracked, UCLA stormed to the biggest win of the five-year Chip Kelly era, grabbing a 24-point lead then hung on to beat undefeated No. 15 Washington.

    The 40-32 victory was a

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