‘They Love Playing For Their Guy’: Tennessee Receivers Benefiting From Belief in Nico Iamaleava
Despite very little on-field experience together before the 2024 season, Tennessee’s receivers looked right in sync with their second-year quarterback in Saturday’s 69-3 win over Chattanooga to start the season. Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava cruised to 314 passing yards and three touchdowns in just two quarters of action on Saturday as he picked apart the […]
Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava Earns SEC Freshman Of The Week Honors
Analysts across the country were raving about Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava’s season debut on Saturday against Chattanooga. The redshirt freshman quarterback’s strong season debut was good enough for him to earn Co-SEC Freshman of the Week honors. Iamaleava split the honor with Alabama freshman receiver Ryan Williams. Iamaleava played in just one half of Tennessee’s […]
Nico Iamaleava Was On Point In One Specific Category on Saturday
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava was spectacular during his first regular-season start for the Vols on Saturday. While the game was against FCS opponent Chattanooga, Iamaleava decimated the defense that was in front of him to the tune of 314 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in just two quarters of play. Iamaleava was poised and […]
PFF Grades: Tennessee vs. Chattanooga
Tennessee opened up the 2024 football season on Saturday afternoon as the Vols dominated FCS foe Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee jumped on Chattanooga with six touchdowns in seven possessions as they took a 45-0 lead into the half before cruising to a 69-3 victory. Each week, we’ll share how the Vols graded out according […]
WATCH: Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee Players React to Win Over Chattanooga
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava and five other U.T. football players were made available to speak with the media on Saturday evening after the Vols’ season-opening win over Chattanooga. No. 15 Tennessee started the year off with a bang in Neyland Stadium, defeating the Mocs 69-3 behind three touchdowns from running back Dylan Sampson and three […]
Tennessee Football Stock Report: Vols Roll Chattanooga In Season Opener
Tennessee football opened up its 2024 season on Saturday afternoon by earning a commanding victory over Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. In a new weekly Sunday piece, we’ll look at the Tennessee football stock report. After a 66-point win, there’s not many groups whose stock dropped and there’s only so many conclusions you can draw from […]
Where Nico Iamaleava Thinks He Can Improve After Strong Start Against Chattanooga
Nico Iamaleava was nearly flawless in his first start of his redshirt sophomore season. He played only a half as Tennessee built a 45-0 lead at the intermission and Iamaleava started out on fire, completing his first 10 passes and throwing more touchdowns than incompletions in the first quarter. The performance was nearly perfect. Emphasis […]
The Long Wait For Nico Iamaleava Is Over… The Vols’ Quarterback Is Here
March 21, 2022 – Tennessee shocked the college football world on Mar. 21, 2022. The Vols landed a commitment from 2023 quarterback Nico Iamaleava, a tall, slender prospect from Long Beach, California. Iamaleava was ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect in the class and gave Tennessee their third highest-ranked commitment since rankings began in […]
Social Media Reacts: Nico Iamaleava Sets X on Fire With Record-Setting Showing
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava made his first regular-season start on Saturday afternoon, dazzling the sold-out 101,915 fans with a record-breaking performance. Iamaleava’s 314 passing yards through the first two quarters is the most passing yards in one half in Tennessee history passing Tyler Bray’s 313 passing yards against Troy in 2012. The Vols’ second-year quarterback […]
Chattanooga HC Rusty Wright: Nico Iamaleava ‘Is The Real Deal’
It’s only one game against an opponent that plays in the Southern Conference and not the Southeastern Conference. But redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava did nothing to slow down the hype train in the second start of his career. Iamaleava played just one half, completing 22-of-28 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns while adding […]