Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar Reveals Career He Was Considering Before Playing JUCO Football

Vols QB Joey Aguilar Thought He Was Headed to be a Fireman

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joey Aguilar is half of college football’s wildest flip-flops. When Nico Iamaleava departed Tennessee in April for UCLA, the quarterback left the Bruins to join the Volunteers. Now Aguilar has Iamaleava’s old starting job. “Coming out here and being the starting quarterback for this program is nothing but excitement, and that’s all I can say,” Aguilar said Wednesday. “I’m just super excited.” Adapting to changing circumst…

Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar reveals career he was considering before playing JUCO football

Tennessee named Joey Aguilar its starting quarterback just two days ago, and the former Appalachian State signal-caller spoke to the media for the first time since the big announcement on Wednesday. In an interview, Aguilar revealed that when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020 and his junior college football prospects were in danger, he was prepared to become a firefighter. “It’s crazy because before I went JUCO, I wanted to be a fireman,” Agu…

Joey Aguilar grinded early mornings, late nights en route to starting gig with Tennessee football

COVID-19 nearly ended Joey Aguilar’s football career.