Getty Nico Iamaleava’s decision to leave Tennessee for UCLA looks worse by the week.
The UCLA Bruins catapulted into the top 25 immediately under head coach Bob Chesney. Their turnaround officially started through the fourth quarter surge at Cal to start the 2026 season. But now the Bruins look ready to move up another list: Recruiting rankings.
Plus anger a historic rival of the Bruins in the process.
College football season is also flip season on the recruiting trail. Chesney and his coaching staff are already winning over prominent local recruits amid UCLA’s resurgence.
And now the Bruins are
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