That’s more like it. Nico Iamaleava and the UCLA Bruins secured their first win of the 2025 NCAA season when almost nobody expected it. With the Penn State Nittany Lions paying them a visit at the Rose Bowl, the Bruins delivered their best performance of the campaign and survived for a 42-37 win.

Iamaleava has been in Westwood for roughly six months. Still, he’s been put through the wringer in record time. Much talk has surrounded UCLA as the Tennessee transfer quarterback struggled in transitioning to his new life in Los Angeles. It took a while—and several painful lessons—but the Bruins are starting to reap the fruits of their work.

DeShaun Foster is no longer on University Park. An 0-3 start cost him his seat at the helm of Penn State’s football program. With his departure came transf

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