On 30th August at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, with 10:06 minutes left on the second quarter clock, UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava had an incredible rushing first down. The O-line struggled to control Utah’s defenders, and Nico, after grabbing the snap, quickly jumped off the scrimmage as a defender tried to clutch his leg, but to no avail. Other defenders tried too, but Nico evaded a barrage of defenders for a 21-yard first down. But this was the only prime point for Nico in the entire game, because UCLA was humbled 43-10 at home by Utah. And ‘Nico Iamaleava’ is the problem one former NFL WR has highlighted.

UCLA’s defense, which was ranked 59th (in total defense) in 2024, didn’t help UCLA in any way as Utah’s Devon Dampier connected on 21 of the 25 passes he threw for 206 yards. UCLA’s D line looke

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