LOS ANGELES_Josh Rosen's eyes momentarily shifted toward the television camera fixed on him before UCLA's game Sunday, the quarterback winking as one corner of his mouth curled into a smile.
It was as if he knew what was about to happen and who was going to help make it possible.
Rosen's career-best performance during the Bruins' crazy comeback victory over Texas A&M was created in large part by the success of his receivers.
Tight end Caleb Wilson's 15 catches set a school record and UCLA had three 100-yard receivers in a game for only the second time in school history, joining a 2005 triumph over Arizona State.
Wilson finished the game with a career-high 203 yards receiving. Receiver Darren Andrews set career highs with 12 catches and 142 yards and tied another career high with two touchdown catches. Receiver Jordan Lasley had four catches for 100 yards, including the tying touchdown in the back of the end zone with 43 seconds left.
"We needed it," UCLA coach Jim Mora said of having three receivers with at least 100 yards. "We wouldn't have won without that."
Rosen enjoyed most of his success in the fourth quarter, when he passed for 292 of his 491 yards and all four of his touchdowns. But Rosen and Wilson sparked UCLA's comeback from a 34-point deficit starting late in the third quarter when Wilson pulled in a 24-yard pass near midfield on the Bruins' first touchdown drive of the second half. On UCLA's next drive, Rosen completed a third-down pass underneath the coverage to Wilson, one of three consecutive plays in which they connected for first downs.
Wilson later made a 26-yard catch when facing a fourth-and-three situation. Rosen called Wilson one of the most deceptive players he had ever seen because of an ability to get open when "sometimes you really have no idea how he does it." Wilson routinely exploited the Aggies' zone coverage and displayed what might be the surest hands on his team.
Wilson credited his teammates' confidence in him and battles with linebacker Kenny Young in the offseason for a swift rise from his onetime status as a walk-on at USC before transferring to UCLA.
"They always believed in me," Wilson said. "If I dropped a pass in practice, they would be like, 'You're better than that, Caleb, that's not like you.' I think my team really pushed me."
UCLA's receiving corps also got a boost from running back Soso Jamabo, who caught a swing pass in the final minute to convert a fourth down. Another improvement: The Bruins dropped only three passes after routinely dropping at least twice that many during games last season.
