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Five-star QB Nico Iamaleava commits to Tennessee

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

There certainly was a lot of smoke around five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava and Tennessee in recent weeks. Today, he made his decision.

Iamaleava is officially committed to Tennessee.

The consensus five-star quarterback is the third-ranked overall player in the class of 2023, per 247Sports. Iamaleava is a native of Long Beach, California, playing at Long Beach Poly High School. The 6-5, 185 pound passer had offers from Oregon, UCLA, Alabama, Georgia and just about anyone else you could dream up.