QB Nico Iamaleava Slides Down in Latest Rankings

However, his down week stuck with college football analysts. CBS Sports' David Cobb updated the network's weekly quarterback power rankings, and Iamaleava dropped from No. 37 to No. 45.

He sits just above Louisville's Miller Moss and just behind Missouri's Beau Pribula. No. 2 on Cobb's list is Fernando Mendoza, the Indiana quarterback that Iamaleava and the Bruins are going to match up against on Saturday.

Iamaleava's Week 8 Grade

Bruins interim head coach Tim Skipper leads UCLA to three-straight wins and a 3-1 Big Ten record. He sounded off on Iamaleava's lackluster outing.

“I’m not going to put it all on Nico," Skipper said. "There are a lot of things that happened. Maryland did a great job of giving us a lot of different looks. Our ground game was hit or miss. It was tough sledding out there."

"But for the whole entire offense, those guys had to stick together. It’s the whole unit. 11 guys and one heartbeat. Nico was being a leader. The leader went down, and maybe he’s out. All of that stuff matters. The belief was still. All three phases had moments that were good. We won this as a team.”

This was statistically Iamaleava's worst game since their Week 1 blunder against Utah. Iamaleava posted a 111.0 passer rating against the Terps, which is the second-lowest on the season, behind a 107.8 outing against the Utes.

According to ESPN's QBR, though, deems Iamaleava had a better game than last week's passing masterclass against Michigan State, giving the signal caller a 51.3 rating this week compared to 49.3 last week.

We don't care about statistics here. We're grading Iamaleava's performance on what we saw. And, quite frankly, if it weren't for UCLA's terrific defensive showcase, Iamaleava may have harbored all the blame in a loss.

His decision-making was often questionable, his passes were errant, and he struggled to make plays with his legs (though that may have been atop Maryland's scouting report). All things considered, the Bruins came out with a win and Iamaleava helped drive UCLA down the field to win the game. We give him a C+ this week.