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Tennessee, Starting Quarterback Nico Iamaleava Split Amid NIL Contract Dispute
Two years after Tennessee reportedly gave Iamaleava $8 million to come to Knoxville in the first place, the starting quarterback was looking for more NIL money from the Vols and when those negotiations fell apart, Tennesee decided to move on from the quarterback on Saturday and Iamaleava will enter the transfer portal when it opens on Wednesday.
One day after Iamaleava skipped the Vols practice and meetings on Friday and following Tennessee's spring game on Saturday, head coach Josh Heupel had a strong statement about the situation involving Iamaleava.