PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Ethan Garbers ran to the northwest corner of SHI Stadium, where a small but jubilant contingent of UCLA fans were celebrating the Bruins’ first Big Ten football victory 35-32 on Saturday over Rutgers.
Garbers scanned the section for his parents and couldn’t find them, but he knew there would be time to connect with his family later. He returned to his teammates, who had one man on their mind above all.
“I was just sharing it with my teammates and with Coach Foster because...