PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — TJ Lateef was 13 for 15 for 205 yards and three touchdown passes in his first collegiate start, Emmett Johnson scored three times, and Nebraska defeated UCLA 28-21 on Saturday night for its first win in Pasadena since 1993.
Playing at the Rose Bowl 25 miles from his hometown of Compton, Lateef took over from Dylan Raiola, who is out for the rest of the season with a lower right leg injury he sustained in a 21-17 loss to Southern California last week. Lateef played the final four possessions against the Trojans.
As the first true freshman to start for Nebraska since 1950, Lateef directed the Cornhuskers (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) to scores on their first four possessions of the game for a 27-7 lead.
Jacory Barney Jr. caught Lateef’s 2-yard pass on the right side pylon, wh

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