PASADENA — Backup quarterbacks generally aren’t popular guys. Their entrances onto the football field typically indicate either controversy or injury at the game’s most important position. Read more...

Photo: Utah backup quarterback Kendal Thompson, an Oklahoma transfer, invigorated a previously dormant Utes offense that had yet to pick up a first down prior to his insertion into the game late in the first quarter. The UCLA defense struggled to adjust to the nimble Thompson, who finished the game with 83 rushing yards. (Photo by Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)