PASADENA — Dozens of UCLA students ripped off their Bruin-blue T-shirts and waved them around at the top of the Rose Bowl stands.

First, there were a few. Then, there were many. Trotting up the steep stairs to empty cheap seats, the dozens became hundreds, a spectacle in the crowd for the red-hot Bruins. The vibes were high — and why wouldn’t they be?

UCLA, the talk of the town — not just of Westwood — but of the nation since its upset of then-No. 7 Penn State continued to walk the walk. UCLA, however, walked more of a tightrope act on Saturday.

Redshirt senior Anthony Frias II — a little-used tailback — picked up where the Bruins left off against Michigan State, leaving the Terrapins turning in their shells in the wake of his 55-yard rushing touchdown to grasp a 7-3 lead in the second

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