UCLA Football: Chip Kelly Offers Rave Review Of RB After Big Game Vs Buffs

T.J. Harden had one of the best games of his college career

Your UCLA Bruins continued their winning ways on Saturday as they defeated Colorado 28-16, improving their record to 6-2 on the year.

The offense looked good for its second consecutive game as they put up nearly 500 total yards against the Buffs. 

The run game helped lead the way for the Bruins offense. 

Running back TJ Harden had one of his best games at UCLA. 

Through 20 carries, Harden had 78 yards and scored a touchdown. Harden is now up to five rushing touchdowns on the season and 466 rushing yards. 

Harden's play has started to earn some praise from his head coach Chip Kelly. 

"TJ is a really special player. He was special last year as a true freshman for us. We feel like we have a couple kids back there and I think it’s a great mix. And Coach Foster, DeShaun, does an unbelievable job of rotating those guys. Play-call wise, we don’t change anything. So we don’t have to say, ‘Hey, he’s in the game, so we can only do this.’ They all can run what we call, and to have multiple guys at that position is a big deal for us.”

(Via Andrew Wagner, UCLA Communications)

Harden's workload keeps increasing as the season goes on. Saturday's game against Colorado was the most carries he's received in his college career. 

As the Bruins head into the home stretch of the season and Harden receives more reps, Harden is someone fans should be looking at. 

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