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- UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava was pressured on 28% of dropbacks against Cal, 32% against San Diego State and 38% against Purdue, according to the Maryland-week preview. He left the Purdue game twice with injury but returned both times. This is a worsening three-game protection trend, not a fresh diagnosis, new tackle assignment or announced Maryland-game limitation. - After Purdue's Ryan Browne went 17-for-23 for 312 yards, two touchdowns and one interception on throws of 20 or fewer air yards, UCLA defensive coordinator Colin Hitschler told his DBs during Maryland week to stop overthinking and trust their technique. The article's ideas about man coverage or personnel changes are writer inference, not announced coverage or lineup decisions.

- Injury: While UCLA had a number of guys upgraded to probable (Aidan Mizell, Jhase McMillan, Mack Indestad, and Josh Phifer), Maryland starting defensive tackle Lavon Johnson was downgraded to out Friday.

- Injury: The secondary needs to figure it out now - This group is probably the biggest disappointment in the three games.

- Injury: Pretty clear Nico was limited in practice.

- Bob Chesney confirmed Monday that UCLA slot receiver Mikey Matthews will miss the rest of the season after foot surgery for the injury suffered against San Diego State. - Chesney said UCLA receiver Leland Smith voluntarily joined the extra-reps Sunday scrimmage, won its weekly award and followed it with a strong practice week and contested third-down catches against Purdue. The account supports an earned opportunity, not a guaranteed starting role or future snap count. - Chesney attributed UCLA's improved passing against Purdue to quarterback-receiver timing, spacing and precise practice execution, not a mechanical change by Nico Iamaleava. He also said added play-action and boot action helped loosen the run defense. - Chesney said Purdue's tempo exposed UCLA defensive lapses in fundamentals and leverage, with help coverage sometimes failing to arrive. He wants the staff to identify mismatches honestly and provide help where needed; he did not announce a replacement starter or a new defensive scheme.

- Injury: Was it here or maybe on youtube comments where someone said it looked like a dislocated knee cap.

- Injury: UCLA wide receiver Mikey Matthews will miss the rest of the football season after suffering an injury against San Diego State on Saturday.

- Injury: The sad thing is that whatever happened here seems to have been a misunderstanding.

- Injury: Reported that Nico was injured and sitting out reps this past week during practice.

- Injury: The plan was to stop the run, which they did — at a huge cost since our secondary is weak, at least with the current injuries, and had zero ability to cover that slot...