If quarterback Nico Iamaleava handles the rest of the season as well as he did with his half hour of Q&A at Big Ten media days, chances are, UCLA will be good — maybe even very good — in 2025.

Iamaleava transferred from Tennessee to UCLA in April. As a result of that move, former Appalachian State quarterback Joey Aguilar, who transferred to UCLA after the 2024 season, left the Bruins to join the Vols' quarterback room.

Iamaleava, the returning starter at Tennessee, left the team on the eve of the spring game due a reported NIL dispute, and eventually transferred to UCLA. The former five-star recruit’s departure was one of the stories of the offseason in college football.