 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.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.