LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s joy in the UCLA football program for the first time this season. An improbable upset of then-No. 7 Penn State gave the Bruins their first win and enthusiasm for the rest of the season.

“The best thing about it is just seeing our players and coaches smile again,” interim coach Tim Skipper said Monday. “We haven’t had a lot to smile about.”

Losing their first four games, the firing of head coach DeShaun Foster , the departures of two coordinators and weak attendance at the Rose Bowl made for an ugly situation.

The Bruins were 25 1/2-point underdogs against the Nittany Lions on Saturday, but they led all the way in earning a 42-37 win and becoming the first 0-4 team to beat a top-10 opponent in 40 years. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava had five touchdowns in his bes

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