Five-star quarterback recruit Nico Iamaleava is getting the red carpet treatment in Knoxville this weekend. While in town for a visit to the Tennessee football program, Iamaleava has been keeping folks up to date with his activities through social media posts.
Nico Iamaleava: Five-Star Quarterback Wants to See a National Championship at Tennessee
Iamaleava arrived in town on Thursday and was in downtown Knoxville for the night.
Knoxville we here!! GBO🍊 pic.twitter.com/W2kr6DaS8L
— 🇼🇸Nicholaus Iamaleava Jr.🇦🇸 (@nico_iamaleava8) March 4, 2022
Just landed In Knoxville😁🍊 pic.twitter.com/tYVOOr78FP
— Madden Iamaleava (@MaddenIamaleava) March 4, 2022
In addition, as shown in a picture posted to Twitter and Instagram from Vol Report, Tennessee’s campus Rock was also painted in anticipation of Iamaleava’s big weekend in Knoxville.
#WeWantNico🍊 @nico_iamaleava8 pic.twitter.com/9XlUwQ9I75
— Vol Report (@AllVolReport) March 4, 2022
While on his visit, Iamaleava did attend the Tennessee basketball game on Saturday afternoon in a sold-out Thompson Boling Arena against No. 14 Arkansas. The Vols’ student section made a big impact on the play on the court, but they also left a lasting impact on Iamaleava.
During the game, Tennessee’s student section rained down chants on “We Want Nico” with the five-star quarterback in the crowd behind the basket on the Tennessee bench’s side.
“We Want Nico” Chant at TBA 👀🍊 pic.twitter.com/8S1mtT62Uh
— Rockytopology (@rockytopology) March 5, 2022
Five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava earning some attention from the Tennessee student section during the first timeout.
— Ryan Schumpert (@rschump00) March 5, 2022
Tennessee class of 2023 commit Jack Luttrell was also in attendance for the game and posted a video of Iamaleava to his Instagram.
Looks like 5-star QB Nico Iamaleava was enjoying himself at the Tennessee game yesterday 👀 pic.twitter.com/nW8ObiUOCr
— zach ragan (@zachTNT) March 6, 2022
Iamaleava, a five-star quarterback in the class of 2023 according to 247 Sports, On3 Sports, and Rivals, is the consensus third-ranked quarterback in his class.
On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine currently has Tennessee with the third-best chances to land the elite prospect at 12.5 percent. The Vols are behind Oregon at 51 percent and Alabama at 15.1 percent, but they did jump Georgia (11.8 percent) in the last few days.
Whether he does commit to Tennessee or not at the end of his recruitment, the Vols’ fanbase has been doing everything in their power to convince five-star Nico Iamaleava to go to Tennessee.
