UCLA, Maryland and Nico Iamaleava
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Nico Iamaleava went down with just over two minutes left in the fourth quarter of UCLA’s game vs. Maryland, but came back and led Bruins to victory.
UCLA's midseason turnaround continued Saturday with a 20-17 walk-off win over Maryland. And at the center of that was quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who overcame a scary-looking injury to lead the Bruins on a game-winning drive.
The UCLA Bruins had hopes going into the season. Four straight losses, and everything went to dust. The head coach was let go. The coaching staff followed.
Nico Iamaleava had a stellar day at the Rose Bowl in the air and on the ground to get UCLA’s first win of the season in an upset of Penn State.
Urban Meyer recently had high praise for Nico Iamaleava after a deep throw he made in UCLA's first win of the season.
UCLA kicker Mateen Bhaghani iced the game with a 23-yarder to push his Bruins on top. The game-winning drive started at their own 27-yard line with 35 seconds remaining, and a 35-yard Anthony Frias II run put the Bruins in field goal position.