The new Bruins quarterback disputed reports about the reasons behind his dramatic departure from Knoxville and discussed his perspective on what happened.

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava said Thursday that his main motivation for transferring this spring was proximity to family, not the money in his NIL deal.

UCLA bringing in Iamaleava, and the situation with transfer wideout Kaedin Robinson – who made public record his $500,000 NIL deal in an effort to successfully sue the NCAA for eligibility this season – signals that the Bruins, who went 5-7 in their first year in the Big Ten, are now in the game.

The UCLA Bruins have been targeting a plethora of different positions in the recruiting scene, including the running back position, which they have been targeti

Coach DeShaun Foster, one year after a rough conference media debut, speaks hopefully about recruiting and new Bruins quarterback Nico Iamaleava.