LOS ANGELES — Bob Chesney’s first roster as UCLA football coach was always going to dramatically look different. And if going by Nico Iamaleava’s collegiate-career experience alone, the Bruins may have been searching in the transfer portal for a new starting quarterback. A year ago, UCLA thought Appalachian State quarterback Joey Aguilar was its transfer portal signal caller. A few months later, at the end of spring camp, Iamaleava trotted into town – ridding himself of the Rocky Top dramatics that sent him from Tennessee to Westwood – and joined the Bruins for the 2025 season under then-head coach DeShaun Foster and former offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri. Iamaleava made it clear when he...
