The UCLA Bruins made a bold decision firing DeShaun Foster after three straight losses to start the 2025 NCAA season. However, it could all backfire as the door is now open for Nico Iamaleava and other teammates to step away.

Nobody really knows how far the dominoes might fall at the University of California in Los Angeles after Foster’s firing. Still, if one thing seems crystal clear, it’s that things could spiral out of control sooner rather than later.

Some might say what starts bad ends bad, and the Bruins’ 2025 college football season might be proving them right so far. There was nothing smooth about Iamaleava’s enrollment at UCLA in the offseason. Now, there’s nothing smooth on the gridiron, as every outing is more tumultuous than the last.

Now what?

With Foster out of the pictur

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