PASADENA, Calif. — No. 7 Penn State started slow against a winless UCLA on Saturday, surprising after they lost in double overtime to then No. 6 Oregon last week.

It never got better for the Nittany Lions, who lost 42-37 at the Rose Bowl.

The struggles started as the Bruins, who had one of the worst offenses in the country, drove down the field on the game’s first possession with an 11-play drive that resulted in Nico Iamaleava's 11-yard touchdown pass to Kwazi Gilmer.

Then came the real shocker, with UCLA executing an onside kick. That drive resulted in Mateen Bhaghani's field goal for a 10-point lead, and the Nittany Lions (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) never wrestled the lead away from the Bruins (1-4, 1-1).

Penn State and its vaunted defense couldn’t stop the run.

“The opening sequence of the

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