‘We Won The Trade’: Social Media Users React As Nico Iamaleava Makes Debut With New Big Ten Program
After the dust had finally settled from Tennessee’s 19-point opening win over Syracuse on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, many Vol fans turned their eyes to the West Coast with the night winding down. As former RTI writer and current Outkick college sports reporter Trey Wallace pointed out on Saturday night, it wouldn’t be a surprise […]
Nico Iamaleava Struggles As Utah Routs UCLA in Season Opener
The Nico Iamaleava era at UCLA got off to a rocky start late Saturday night when Utah routed UCLA 43-10 at the Rose Bowl. Iamaleava did some nice things on the ground but struggled overall in the first game of his redshirt sophomore season. The 6-foot-6 signal caller completed 11-of-22 passes for 136 yards, one […]
Former Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava Went to UCLA Game a Week Before Losing to Arkansas
With UCLA football opening its 2025 season this weekend against Utah, former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava met with the media to discuss his debut with the Bruins. When asked if he went to UCLA games as a kid, he offered a more recent experience. Iamaleava said he was in attendance for the Bruins’ loss to […]
National CFB Analyst Rips Tennessee For Waging ‘Propaganda’ War Against Nico Iamaleava
Fox Sports college football announcer and analyst Joel Klatt is often quick to rip the SEC and defend the Big 10. Klatt did both in one swipe on his podcast— The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast this week. Klatt eviscerated Josh Heupel and Tennessee for waging a “propaganda effort” against Nico Iamaleava. “Here’s […]
UCLA Calls Former Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava ‘Master of the Deep Ball’
Former Tennessee football quarterback Nico Iamaleava was tabbed to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List this week. He is one of 58 quarterbacks across the nation to be placed on the list. The award annually recognizes the top senior or upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class. When UCLA wrote up the […]
How Joey Aguilar’s Tennessee NIL Deal Reportedly Compares To UCLA’s Nico Iamaleava
The college football “trade” between Tennessee and UCLA officially reached its expected destination earlier this week when Tennessee named transfer Joey Aguilar its starting quarterback. Pundits across the sport will be closely tracking both signal callers this season due to the public nature of Tennessee and Iamaleava’s divorce. But in a bit of irony, Aguilar […]
SEC Shorts Spoofs Brand Changes, Nico Iamaleava’s Departure With New Timeless Jersey
The hit comedy series SEC Shorts is back with another hilarious video before the college football season officially begins later this month. Tennessee was the star of the show during Monday morning’s episode. The video revolves around the costly business of buying jerseys with all the variables that go into things. With players entering the […]
What Former Tennessee Football Quarterback Nico Iamaleava Said at Big Ten Media Days
For the first time since his departure from Tennessee football in the spring window, Nico Iamaleava met with the media. As a representative of UCLA at Big Ten Media Days, the former five-star quarterback fielded questions about the upcoming season and the decision to head back to the West Coast and leave the Vols. Here’s […]
What Nico Iamaleava Said was the Main Reason He Left Tennessee Football
For the first time since Nico Iamaleava departed Tennessee football for UCLA, the quarterback is meeting with the media to field questions. As a representative for the Bruins at Big Ten Media Days, Iamaleava was asked what the biggest misconception has been about his situation. He said it was never about the money side of […]
What UCLA’s DeShaun Foster Said About Nico Iamaleava Addition During Big Ten Media Days
UCLA head coach DeShaun Foster was one of the voices from Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon. Foster spoke on the main stage for just over 10 minutes, which was considerably shorter than the SEC coaches during SEC Media Days last week in Atlanta. The big story around the Bruins’ program […]