BREAKING: Tennessee Reportedly ‘Moving On’ from Former 5-Star QB Nico Iamaleava

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🗓️ 12 April 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Following a wild 48 hours, Tennessee is reportedly moving on form starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava. Pete Nakos of On3 first reported that Iamaleava was in negotiations for a new NIL deal on Thursday. Members of Iamaleava’s camp denied the report but then the starting quarterback did not show up for Friday’s practice. Now, just hours ahead of the Tennessee football spring game, Pete Thamel is first to report that Tennessee is ‘moving on’ from quarterback Nico Iamaleava. What does all this mean for Tennessee in the short-term? No doubt about it though, this was the right call. Eric Cain reacts to it all on Locked on Vols.

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0:00.0	Well, it looks like it's official.
0:01.4	Tennessee reportedly.
0:02.5	Moving on from former number one overall player,
0:05.7	Nico Iamaliava, former five-star quarterback,
0:08.2	and the quarterback that led your team,
0:10.2	or was a quarterback for your team,
0:11.8	that went to a college football playoff last year.
0:14.7	Things can change in a hurry.
0:16.3	Let's react to this news right here on a bonus lockdown ball.
0:24.8	Music to this news right here on a bonus locked on balls. You are locked on balls.
0:27.0	Your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers.
0:30.1	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:35.4	A little more than a year ago.
0:37.1	I mean, I mean, we're talking what, 13, 14 months or so.
0:40.7	You had the Tennessee Attorney General suing the NCAA under unlawful enforcement, winning injunction,
0:49.7	okay, after Nico I Amaliava's recruitment was scrutinized and he was on the cuffs of being declared ineligible by the NCAA.
0:57.8	I'm reading from a tweet from Chris Lowe of ESPN, but we all remember exactly what happened.
1:02.7	Tennessee, the attorney general for Tennessee and Virginia sued the NCAA.
1:07.6	Essentially what that was in terms of opening the doors for collectives to discuss opportunities,
1:13.3	name image, light, and this opportunities with prospects, you know, on recruiting visits.
1:17.5	It's basically comparing it like, hey, I'm going into an interview for a job and I'm not going to leave until I know what, you know, said job is going to pay me if I were to accept said job.
1:26.1	It was kind of argue on those grounds.
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