UCLA is Promoting Former Tennessee Quarterback Nico Iamaleava as Face of its Program
UCLA football is ready to promote Nico Iamaleava as the face of its program. The Bruins announced on Monday that Iamaleava will be one of three player-attendees headed to Big Ten Media Days this summer. Iamaleava is a former Tennessee football quarterback who entered the transfer portal amid controversy in the spring window. He ultimately […]
Anonymous SEC Football Coach Provides Reason For Tennessee Fans To Be Optimistic
Tennessee football suffered the most obvious blow in the spring transfer portal window when quarterback Nico Iamaleava entered the transfer portal ahead of his redshirt sophomore season. Losing a returning starting quarterback is almost always a big deal and all the more so when said player was the starting quarterback on a College Football Playoff […]
Where Every Outgoing Tennessee Football Transfer In Spring Window Landed In Portal
Tennessee football had six scholarship players and another walk-on enter the transfer portal after the conclusion of spring practice. Only two of those seven players projected as starters next season but a handful projected to give the Vols quality depth. So where did Tennessee’s outgoing transfers land this spring and what does it mean for […]
Tennessee Not Included In One College Football Analysts Top 25 After Losing Nico Iamaleava
With spring practice and most of the spring transfer portal window in the rearview mirror, many college football analysts are releasing updated way-too-early top 25 rankings ahead of the 2025 season. Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt is one of those analysts, releasing his new top 25 earlier this week. Klatt included 10 SEC teams in his […]
Josh Heupel Sends Message to Tennessee Fans, Reverses Narrative on Spring Quarterback Situation
Much like the message that the Tennessee football program sent in mid April, Josh Heupel is moving on from the Nico Iamaleava situation that unfolded this spring. In fact, Heupel wants to reverse the narrative on the way it’s being talked about. “Let’s start calling it the Joey Aguilar situation,” Heupel said in an interview […]
See Tennessee QBs Joey Aguilar, Jake Merklinger Heisman Trophy Odds Compared To Nico Iamaleava
With Nico Iamaleava off to UCLA, Tennessee football is rolling with redshirt sophomore Jake Merklinger and transfer Joey Aguilar as its top two quarterbacks entering the 2025 season. Merklinger has totaled very few snaps in his college career while Aguilar has played his only Division I snaps in the Sun Belt. Despite the lack of […]
Former Alabama Player Claims Tennessee Is ‘Running Back’ To Jeremy Pruitt Era After Losing Nico Iamaleava
With Tennessee football adding quarterback Joey Aguilar by way of UCLA and Appalachian State this week, the Vols and the fall out of Nico Iamaleava’s departure continues to be a key talking point in the college football world. Former Alabama defensive back and current 247sports college football analyst Gerald “Smoke” Dixon paints a negative picture […]
Reports: Tennessee Football To Pay Joey Aguilar Much Less Than They Were Paying Nico Iamaleava
Tennessee football’s 10 day debacle looking a quarterback following Nico Iamaleava’s departure from the program came to a close on Monday night when the Vols landed senior signal caller Joey Aguilar. The veteran Aguilar played at Appalachian State each of the last two seasons before transferring to UCLA in December. But with the Bruins adding […]
Nico Iamaleava’s Brother Reportedly Planning to Transfer From Arkansas After Spring Stint
Nico Iamaleava doesn’t appear to be the only quarterback in the family who is set to switch schools this spring. According to a report from 247 Sports’ Matt Zenitz on Monday night, former UCLA and Arkansas quarterback Madden Iamaleava is “currently planning on entering the transfer portal.” Arkansas four-star true freshman quarterback Madden Iamaleava informed […]
UCLA Quarterback Joey Aguilar Transferring To Tennessee Football
UCLA transfer quarterback Joey Aguilar plans to sign with Tennessee football after entering the transfer portal on Monday morning, ESPN’s Chris Low first reported Monday night. Aguliar landing at Tennessee proves to be a first of its kind college football “trade.” Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava officially committed to UCLA on Sunday afternoon after entering […]