UCLA bringing in Iamaleava, and the situation with transfer wideout Kaedin Robinson – who made public record his $500,000 NIL deal in an effort to successfully sue the NCAA for eligibility this season – signals that the Bruins, who went 5-7 in their first year in the Big Ten, are now in the game.

Nico Iamaleava wore a UCLA blue suit on Big Ten Network as his Tennessee highlights played on the monitor. Here's what he said at Big Ten media days.

The new Bruins quarterback disputed reports about the reasons behind his dramatic departure from Knoxville and discussed his perspective on what happened.