Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA Football News: Draft Scout Player News

11/21/21 - QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, rSr/2023, UCLA

Dorian Thompson-Robinson romped through the Coliseum end zone during the second quarter and looked up to see a young fan in Southern California gear holding out a UCLA hat and a pen. On a day when the Bruins quarterback seized just about every opportunity, he celebrated his touchdown with an impromptu autograph. "When you see a kid just handing you a hat and a pen, you've just got to," Thompson-Robinson said. "Second nature is to just grab it. I was glad to make that kid's day." Now that's a signature win for the fourth-year quarterback and his Bruins, who are emphatically on top again in Los Angeles' crosstown showdown. Thompson-Robinson passed for 349 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for two more scores, and UCLA reclaimed the Victory Bell with a 62-33 victory over USC on Saturday.

Kazmeir Allen made two TD catches and returned a kickoff 100 yards for another score in the highest-scoring performance ever by the Bruins (7-4, 5-3 Pac-12) in 91 editions of the city rivalry game. Kyle Philips also caught two TD passes as UCLA beat the Trojans for the first time since 2018 and won at the Coliseum for just the second time since 1997. The Bruins' 62 points tied the record for the most ever allowed in USC's storied football history. "It means everything," Thompson-Robinson said. "They had our tails the last two times we played, and to really hang it up on them this time and get that win out on their turf means something special." The Bruins romped with a wealth of big offensive plays - including 11 that went more than 20 yards, a record under coach Chip Kelly - mostly created by Thompson-Robinson, who beat the Trojans as a starter for the first time in his four-year UCLA career with an afternoon of brilliance. - UCLA/AP College Football

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