the game clock, Cal scored a touchdown on a 55-second drive that ended with a 64-yard touchdown reception by Lavelle Hawkins. After an on-side kick where Oregon State recovered the ball, Oregon State ran the clock and punted, giving Cal back the ball on the 6-yard line with 1:27 remaining. With no timeouts, Riley impressively drove his team up to Oregon State's 12-yard line. Early in the drive, Riley barely avoided getting sacked in the end zone for a safety and then completed an 18-yard pass to Hawkins. Riley also converted a 19-yard pass on 4th and 17 to Hawkins to keep the drive alive. In the game's final play, with a 3rd down and 14 seconds left, Riley chose to scramble towards the end zone instead of spiking the ball to set up a field goal to take the game into overtime. He was unsuccessful, tackled after a 2-yard gain. The clock ran out before Cal's field goal unit could set up on the field, giving Oregon State the victory. Sports commentators observed that his poor decision to scramble was typical of an inexperienced quarterback. After the game Riley told reporters: "I knew there were 14 seconds left on the clock, and the initial read wasn't there. I saw some green field, and I thought I could get around that guy. I was just using playing-ball instincts. I was in the middle of the play. I just couldn't make one." Riley's last-minute play was widely replayed on ESPN throughout the 2007–2008 college football season as an example of one of the many upsets in college football. UCLA With both teams suffering surprising upsets at home in their previous games, both Cal and UCLA came into their Rose Bowl matchup looking to restore their reputations and Pac-10 title hopes. Despite out of conference losses to Notre Dame and Utah, UCLA remained undefeated in the conference at 4–0 and controlled their Pac-10 destiny. Cal had suffered only the loss from last week and were returning Nate Longshore back to the lineup. The game was played at the Rose Bowl with 83,494 in attendance. The game was very close and included several lead changes. DeSean Jackson had 136 yards and two touchdowns on 9 receptions. Justin Forsett was held to 76 yards on 25 carries. Cal tight end Craig Stevens also caught a 21-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Cal entered