NICO IAMALEAVA #9 - QUARTERBACK - UCLA BRUINS
1928  YDS  •
13  TD  •
7  INT 
#9 - QUARTERBACK - UCLA BRUINS
1928 YDS
13 TD
7 INT
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Breakout Hope Still Prevalent for UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava Next season is a big year for Nico Iamaleava, and he will need to step up.
2 DAYS AGO • SI.COM
What UCLA's Iamaleava Must Do To Improve Future Stock After a bad season last year, Nico Iamaleava has lost some stock.
JULY 22 • SI.COM
UCLA Football 2026 Top 30 Players Countdown: No. 5 UCLA will have plenty of weapons to help QB Nico Iamaleava.
JULY 21 • SI.COM
Nico Iamaleava Must Prove To Be UCLA Football's 'Leader' Nico Iamaleava has a lot to prove in 2026.
JULY 20 • SI.COM
Why Nico Iamaleava Is UCLA's X-Factor This Season Iamaleava has a much-improved roster around him, but now there will be more eyes on him to perform well.
JULY 20 • SI.COM
Nico Iamaleava Emerging as Key Leader for New-Look UCLA In a video put out by the Big 10 on Friday, UCLA Head Coach Bob Chesney discussed the emerging leadership of quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
JULY 18 • SI.COM
UCLA Football: Bob Chesney's System Perfectly Fits Nico Iamaleava Dual-threat quarterbacks have thrived under new UCLA head coach Bob Chesney.
JULY 11 • SI.COM
Nico Iamaleava Set Up for Major Success With UCLA Nico Iamaleava enters a crucial year.
JULY 9 • SI.COM
Why 2026 Is Make-or-Break for UCLA's Nico Iamaleava Nico Iamaleava is entering a make-or-break season.
JULY 7 • SI.COM
Why UCLA's Nico Iamaleava Can Vastly Improve Next Season Iamaleava is looking to bounce back from a rough 2025 season.
JUNE 25 • SI.COM
Nico Iamaleava's Path to Proving Doubters Wrong Nico Iamaleava is in a prime position to take off the “bust” label from him this season. 2023 was a loaded quarterback class, with five star...
JUNE 21 • SI.COM
What Nico Iamaleava Could Do for UCLA's Future After Departure Nico Iamaleava can't be on the team forever, but his impact could leave a lasting mark on the program's future.
JUNE 1 • SI.COM
Tennessee's Chaz Coleman saga is a living nightmare with no escape, unlike Nico Iamaleava's dispute | Sporting News The Tennessee Volunteers are going through an eerily situation as they did with Nico Iamaleava last spring. The Chaz Coleman situation this...
MAY 31 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Joel Klatt Shares His Thoughts on Nico Iamaleava vs. Tennessee Football Nico Iamaleava is a former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback, who many viewed as the future of the Tennessee program, but later decided to tr...
MAY 26 • SI.COM
Nico Iamaleava and Bob Chesney Could Quickly Turn Around UCLA Football | Deadspin.com UCLA football enters 2026 with new head coach Bob Chesney and quarterback Nico Iamaleava looking to lead the Bruins back to a bowl game.
MAY 7 • DEADSPIN.COM
UCLA Newcomer Recalls First Impression of Nico Iamaleava Landon Ellis is already developing chemistry with his new quarterback.
APRIL 19 • SI.COM

A new coach and a new playbook have UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava feeling energized

Nico Iamaleava decided to stay at UCLA for another season after a positive conversation with new coach Bob Chesney
APRIL 12 • Associated Press

2026 College Football Odds: Fade Colorado's Win Total, Back the Bruins

Find out why Geoff Schwartz is fading the Buffaloes but backing the Bruins in the 2026 college football season.
APRIL 1 • FOX SPORTS
2026 College Football Odds: Fade Colorado's Win Total, Back the Bruins

College Football Stock Watch: Why USC is Heading in Right Direction, and Alabama Isn't

FOX Sports' Joel Klatt explains which teams are trending up and which are trending down as we enter the offseason.
FEBRUARY 16 • FOX SPORTS
College Football Stock Watch: Why USC is Heading in Right Direction, and Alabama Isn't
Former five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava makes final decision on UCLA in 2026 | Sporting News The Bruins look to revamp the offense.
DECEMBER 23, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava returning after stellar 2025 season

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava is returning for another season instead of declaring for the NFL draft
DECEMBER 23, 2025 • Associated Press
Nico Iamaleava staying at UCLA, will remain Bruins QB for 2026 The highly followed quarterback will stick around at UCLA with new coach Bob Chesney following a tough first season with the Bruins.
DECEMBER 23, 2025 • USATODAY.COM
Staying in Westwood Iamaleava will return to UCLA for his redshirt junior season, per Hayes Fawcett of On3.com.
Impact This seems like a good move for all parties involved. Iamaleava gets a chance to improve his game with the same program after an uneven season with UCLA in which he tossed for 1,928 yards, 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions, while picking up 505 yards and four scores on the ground. What's more, incoming Bruins' head coach Bob Chesney now has an experienced, high-upside starter to work with in his first season in Los Angeles.
DECEMBER 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Finishes season with blowout loss Iamaleava was 27-for-38 passing for 200 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 29-10 defeat to USC. He also had 11 rushes for 15 yards.
Impact Iamaleava might be wishing he had never left Tennessee, although the youngster likely made a nice NIL haul by moving to the Bruins. Iamaleava started to come around after the DeShaun Foster firing, and finished the 2025 campaign with a respectable 1,928 passing yards, 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. His rushing acumen is the hallmark of his game, and he outdid last season's rushing totals with the Vols, accumulating 505 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Iamaleava's departure from Tennessee was a surprise, but it would surprise no one to see Iamaleava leave Westwood and continue his college career elsewhere.
DECEMBER 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Reports: UCLA plans to hire James Madison's Bob Chesney as its next football coach

James Madison’s Bob Chesney is expected to be hired as UCLA’s new football coach, according to multiple reports
DECEMBER 2, 2025 • Associated Press
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