Overview

• UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava accounted for five touchdowns, passing for two and rushing for three with 128 yards on the ground and 166 through the air.
• An opening touchdown drive, a surprise onside kick recovery and 10-of-16 third-down conversions allowed the Bruins to control the game despite a Penn State blocked-punt touchdown.
• Freshly elevated play-caller Jerry Neuheisel and an interim staff guided UCLA to 435 total yards and more than seven yards per play.
• James Franklin accepted responsibility for the flat start and preparation, saying the early hole was on him.
• Drew Allar went 19-of-26 for 200 yards and two touchdowns with 78 rushing yards and vowed to keep fighting after a defeat that dropped Penn State to 3-2 and marked the first top-10 loss to a 0-4 team in roughly 40 years.