As of Monday, Oct. 12, the No. 12 UCLA Bruins will officially be without quarterback Nico Iamaleava for the rest of the season.
According to On3's Pete Nakos, Iamaleava suffered a torn ACL in the team's 17-15 win at Oregon. The injury will put an end to his senior season.
Iamaleava was 10-for-17 for 162 yards before he went down with the injury. He had thrown two interceptions against the Ducks, which was quite the 180, as he'd only thrown two total in his last four games combined.
Fellow senior Ty Dieffenbach was his replacement, and the California native went 3-for-6 for 43 yards with a touchdown.
Here's the play that knocked out UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava for the rest of the year with a knee injury. pic.twitter.com/pHKvM79U1n
— Underdog CFB (@UnderdogCFB) October 12, 2026
Seeing as Dieffenbach had four carries for negative 15 yards, that's definitely something the Wisconsin Badgers are going to try and exploit, should he be named the Week 7 starter.
If not, UCLA still has Nico's brother, Madden Iamaleava, who's available. Madden is a sophomore who is 0-for-1 this season with three carries for six yards.
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