LAS VEGAS — Whether Dan Lanning played any role or not in the palace intrigue surrounding Nico Iamaleava’s transfer process, the former five-star quarterback has “no animosity” towards Oregon’s coach. Speaking publicly for the first time since transferring from Tennessee to UCLA this spring, Iamaleava addressed various aspects of the high-profile and public saga that played out in April. At …
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How UCLA landed Nico Iamaleava — and is banking its rebrand on college football’s lightning rod
On a typical sunny morning in late April, the UCLA Bruins began their last week of spring practice. Almost every other football program in the country had already wrapped up spring ball. But the Bruins, a team trying to replace 42 seniors after a 5-7 season, were still at it. Quarterbacks who had never thrown a pass in college took …
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