Nico Iamaleava, which began quarter, went out in Tennessee in the midst of a contract dispute.
Tennessee will play Spring Orange & White on Saturday without Iamaleava, and it’s no longer a program per report. Coach Josh Heupel is expected to talk about the situation after the match.
Iamaleava and school name, image and similarity money was discussing. Knoxville News Sentinel reported that the 20 -year -old Iamaleava has requested an increase from more than $ 2 million Nile Package annually and added that ESPN is trying to double this amount.
He did not come to training on Friday and did not speak to the coaches, and apparently he was the last straw for Heupel and Tennessee.
Spring Transfer Portal opens on Wednesday and Iamalaava can enter then. As Redshirt second year student, there will be three seasons.
Without Iamaleava, Redshirt first -year student Jake Merklinger and his first -year student George Macıntyre lead the starting job. Heupel can also look at the portal for an experienced QB.
ESPN reported that Tennessee’s Nil Collective officials are already in contact with the Potential 2025 Game Construction representatives.
Iamaleava played in 2023 as a first -year student before he took on the role of the starting role last autumn. In the first season, he completed 63.8 percent of 2,616 yard transitions and 19 touches against five interventions, and took Tennessee to 10-3 records and a college football playoff appearance.
Vols became the ninth in the latest AP survey and after the losses filed to Ohio State in the first round of 42-17.
When Iamaleava was in high school in Southern California, 247Sports listed him as the number 2 players and number 2 behind Arch Manning in the 2023 class.
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