The fun rolls on.
After winning in a barnburner and a blowout, UCLA was going to need a comeback to continue its improbable midseason resurgence.
Nico Iamaleava complied on a day that looked like it might have a very different ending for the UCLA quarterback.
Having had two passes intercepted and losing a fumble, Iamaleava finally found a rhythm when his team needed it most, shaking off an injury and leading UCLA to a gritty 20-17 victory over Maryland on Saturday at the Rose Bowl.
Returning from an apparent right knee injury that forced him to briefly depart the game, Iamaleava engineered a fast-moving drive that started at UCLA’s 27-yard line and ended at the Maryland five after a hard-charging 35-yard run by Anthony Frias II in which the running back refused to be brought down, spinning and breaking tackles.