Kirby Smart-level toughness has become the expectation at the UCLA football team, too, and Nico Iamaleava has been at the center of that conversation all month. After missing the Ohio State blowout while in concussion protocol, the Bruins’ quarterback was labeled “day to day” by interim coach Tim Skipper, who kept the door open for a return against Washington.

That optimism came after an uneven but intriguing first season in Los Angeles, one that started with turnovers and a coaching change but also included a midyear surge where Iamaleava briefly looked like the star UCLA football team hoped it was getting from Tennessee.

Now, with the Bruins slogging through a 3-7 campaign, the focus has shifted from his development curve to a more basic question: how healthy is he really?

That qu

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