UCLA Football Mutually Parts Ways With Offensive Coordinator Two Weeks After Firing Head Coach
Quarterback Nico Iamaleava’s camp said that UCLA’s superior offensive system was the reason that the signal caller opted to leave Tennessee following spring practice, turning down a lucrative NIL deal and the stability of entering his second season as the Vols’ starting quarterback. UCLA mutually parted ways with offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri Tuesday night, the […]
How UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava Fared In Road Loss At Northwestern
UCLA football went to Chicago off an open date and with a new interim head coach. But things looked much of the same as the Bruins fell to Northwestern 17-14. UCLA fell behind 17-0 before mounting a comeback bid that came up short. How did former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava fare? Iamaleava completed 19-of-27 passes […]
Former Tennessee Quarterback Nico Iamaleava’s UCLA Head Coach Fired After Three Games
After transferring out of Tennessee football in the spring, quarterback Nico Iamaleava found his way to UCLA. Things could not be off to a worse start for the Bruins, though. After an 0-3 start that features losses to Utah, UNLV and New Mexico, Pete Thamel reports that Bruins head coach DeShaun Foster has been fired. […]
How Nico Iamaleava Performed In UCLA Blowout Loss Against New Mexico
UCLA was 15.5-point favorites and badly needed to earn against New Mexico Friday night at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins instead turned in their worst performance of a disastrous young season, falling to New Mexico 35-10. UCLA trailed by four points midway through the third quarter before the Lobos scored the final 21 points of […]
How Nico Iamaleava Performed In UCLA’s Loss At UNLV
After a disastrous start to the season a week ago, Nico Iamaleava performed better in UCLA’s second game of the 2025 season. But Iamaleava made critical mistakes at inopportune times as UNLV withheld a fourth quarter comeback to upset UCLA 30-23. With UCLA driving in the game’s final minutes, Iamaleava didn’t see UNLV linebacker Marsell […]
WATCH: Nico Iamaleava Throws Game-Sealing Interception In Loss At UNLV
UCLA football trailed by 23 points in the first half against UNLV Saturday night before mounting a furious second half comeback. Driving deep into UNLV territory while trailing by a touchdown late, UCLA looked poised to force overtime and earn a comeback win. But a costly Nico Iamaelava miscue proved lethal with the redshirt sophomore […]
Nico Iamaleava Struggles As Utah Routs UCLA in Season Opener
The Nico Iamaleava era at UCLA got off to a rocky start late Saturday night when Utah routed UCLA 43-10 at the Rose Bowl. Iamaleava did some nice things on the ground but struggled overall in the first game of his redshirt sophomore season. The 6-foot-6 signal caller completed 11-of-22 passes for 136 yards, one […]
National CFB Analyst Rips Tennessee For Waging ‘Propaganda’ War Against Nico Iamaleava
Fox Sports college football announcer and analyst Joel Klatt is often quick to rip the SEC and defend the Big 10. Klatt did both in one swipe on his podcast— The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast this week. Klatt eviscerated Josh Heupel and Tennessee for waging a “propaganda effort” against Nico Iamaleava. “Here’s […]
How Joey Aguilar’s Tennessee NIL Deal Reportedly Compares To UCLA’s Nico Iamaleava
The college football “trade” between Tennessee and UCLA officially reached its expected destination earlier this week when Tennessee named transfer Joey Aguilar its starting quarterback. Pundits across the sport will be closely tracking both signal callers this season due to the public nature of Tennessee and Iamaleava’s divorce. But in a bit of irony, Aguilar […]
What UCLA’s DeShaun Foster Said About Nico Iamaleava Addition During Big Ten Media Days
UCLA head coach DeShaun Foster was one of the voices from Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon. Foster spoke on the main stage for just over 10 minutes, which was considerably shorter than the SEC coaches during SEC Media Days last week in Atlanta. The big story around the Bruins’ program […]