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Iamaleava Stuck to His Commitment, and Turned UCLA Into a Trending Topic
Nico Iamaleava scored five touchdowns and UCLA overcame a 20-point halftime deficit to beat No. 7 Penn State 42-37, marking their first victory of the season.
- On Saturday, UCLA Bruins football team earned its first win, beating No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions football team 42-37 at the Rose Bowl.
- With Nico Iamaleava accounting for five total touchdowns, the UCLA offense finally clicked, powering the Bruins' best output this season.
- A final-minute fourth-and-2 tackle sealed the outcome as the UCLA Bruins outgained Penn State Nittany Lions 446 total yards to 357 and rushed for 280 yards to 127.
- Statistically, the upset registers as a historic anomaly as Penn State Nittany Lions become the first top-10 team in 40 years to lose to an 0-4-or-worse opponent and now hold a 3-2 record, while UCLA Bruins travel to face Michigan State next Saturday.
- This upset positions UCLA for a morale-boosting reset as the victory gives interim coach Tim Skipper momentum, while social media reaction increased criticism of James Franklin and Penn State's staff.
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Iamaleava stuck to his commitment, and turned UCLA into a trending topic
PASADENA — Nico Iamaleava had plenty of reasons to pack up, leave town and start fresh. The redshirt sophomore’s decision to transfer to UCLA created national headlines when he arrived in Westwood in the spring and developed even more when the Bruins dropped their first four games of the season in humiliating fashion. His head coach? Fired. His offensive coordinator? Left the university in the middle of preparation for No. 7 Penn State. The 30-d…
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