For Craft, half empty, half full

0 Comments | USA TODAY, September, 2008 | by David Leon Moore

PASADENA, Calif. -- In the first half, Kevin Craft was putting together one of college football's worst quarterback debuts of this year -- or any year.

An anonymous third-string junior college transfer called upon because of injuries -- an emergency quarterback, that is -- Craft completed seven of 18 passes to UCLA teammates for 66 yards.

He also completed four passes to his opponents, the fourth going 61 yards for a Tennessee touchdown just before halftime.

Basically, as bad as it gets.

In the fourth quarter, Craft completed 12 of 14 passes to teammates (none to his opponents) and led the Bruins to two go-ahead touchdown drives and, ultimately, a 27-24 overtime upset of 18th-ranked Tennessee on Monday night in the Rose Bowl.

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