You want to play big-time ball. You want to have haters. You want all this stuff,” the coach says of adding the QB viewed as the transfer portal’s top player.

UCLA's DeShaun Foster said he couldn't pass up a shot to get "the No. 1 player in the portal" in QB Nico Iamaleava. "You just have to go with your gut," Foster said.

New UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava will be joined by his brother, Madden, a fellow quarterback who is transferring from Arkansas, according to ESPN. Nico announced his commitment to UCLA on Sunday after a drama-filled NIL negotiation with Tennessee that resulted in the parties splitting.