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The day's biggest headlines were written Saturday morning in America's heartland before a minute of football had been played, when a confluence of unfortunate events led to a rowdy crowd of Nebraska fans feeding the ever-hungry ego of college football's most controversial iconic former head coach.

LOS ANGELES — It was every kid kicker’s dream and millionaire coach’s queasy scenario, a fateful flash of seconds defining their team’s narrative for at least the next week.

LOS ANGELES — What a nightmare, and that's not a reference to the triple-digit game-time temperature.

PASADENA, Calif. — It took a while and a bit of a scare, but UCLA opened a season featuring high expectations with a 45-17 win over Bowling Green on Saturday, as a record-low 27,143 fans made the trip to the Rose Bowl in triple-digit temperatures.

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Here are five things to watch during UCLA's season opener against Bowling Green Saturday at the Rose Bowl:

LOS ANGELES — Bill McGovern's top defender looked slightly deranged, with his eye black smeared like a WWF wrestler.

What were Oregon's last five games against SEC opponents? The Ducks were one of the top teams in college football during the 2010s.

LOS ANGELES — The running back could dart into the Heisman Trophy race by halftime of the first game. The quarterback likely will set school records. The twin edge rushers might pack a wallop that leaves their targets seeing double.