Zach Charbonnet shines with monster performance in UCLA debut

Zach Charbonnet is making his UCLA debut, and the former Michigan Wolverine is looking mighty fine with the Bruins.

In Week 0, Chip Kelly’s squad is facing off against Hawaii with Charbonnet seeing a lot of action early. He even scored UCLA’s first touchdown of 2021 with a 21-yard run after his blockers set up a beautiful running lane.

Charbonnet’s best run came near the end of the 1st quarter. He took a handoff and battled through a number of would-be tacklers before finally breaking free.

He would eventually find the open field and finish off his 47-yard run with his second touchdown:

UCLA’s run game has been super impressive today. Zach Charbonnet with an ANGRY TD run 😤😤pic.twitter.com/bbqgKwi2k9

— The Transfer Portal CFB (@TPortalCFB) August 28, 2021

Charbonnet’s afternoon is likely finished with UCLA holding a commanding lead in the 4th quarter of action. In just 6 carries, Charbonnet gained 106 yards with 3 touchdowns. He also registered 1 catch for 14 yards receiving.

It will be interesting to see how he looks this season in Kelly’s offensive attack.

Zach Charbonnet is going off in his @UCLAFootball debut 😤 pic.twitter.com/4WtREvhMQG

— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) August 28, 2021

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.