US EditionNico Iamaleava gone from Tennessee as Heupel says no one is 'bigger than the Power T'
- Tennessee decided to move on from quarterback Nico Iamaleava on Saturday, according to ESPN reports.
- Stalled negotiations for an updated NIL contract, seeking around $4 million per year, led to the split.
- Iamaleava, a former five-star recruit, skipped Friday's practice, frustrating coaches and teammates on campus.
- Sources described the team as "fed up," and Nicholaus Iamaleava initially denied contract talks.
- Iamaleava's expected transfer creates a void for Tennessee and a frenzy among quarterback-needy teams as the portal opens April 16.
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Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Here is the latest SEC sports news from The Associated Press
UNDATED (AP) — The Tennessee Volunteers are moving forward without quarterback Nico Iamaleava with coach Josh Heupel giving his team a simple message Saturday. No one is bigger than the Power T including the coach himself. Heupel said this is…
How Dan Lanning responded to questions about his role in Tennessee star quarterback’s abrupt exit
EUGENE — What role, if any, Dan Lanning had in the biggest saga unfurling in college football — Nico Iamaleava’s leaving Tennessee — is unclear.The Volunteers quarterback, who did not attend the team’s practice on Friday and submitted paperwork to enter the transfer portal when it opens next week, was seeking higher compensation this offseason, according to multiple reports.
Sun-Sentinel
Orlando SentinelHold out? No, ‘get out,’ Mario Cristobal says after Tennessee star’s controversial exit
CORAL GABLES — While Miami and other teams played their spring games this weekend, the biggest news in the college football came out of Knoxville, Tennessee, where Volunteers quarterback Nico Iamaleava has reportedly entered the transfer portal after trying to renegotiate a lucrative NIL deal. Miami coach Mario Cristobal, who has embraced the transfer portal and NIL, said he would not tolerate similar actions at UM. “We’re not going to do that a…
LA Daily News
Tennessee and QB Nico Iamaleava part ways
Quarterback Nico Iamaleava was not at Tennessee’s Orange and White game Saturday and is no longer on the roster. It appears Iamaleava is headed toward the transfer portal that opens Wednesday, as coach Josh Heupel had a short answer before the spring game about the past 48 hours. “It’s the state of college football,” Heupel told the Vol Network. “At the end of the day, no one’s ever bigger than the program. That includes me too. And we got an op…
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