Nico Iamaleava has a new team and the UCLA coaching staff reportedly told its quarterback that the former Tennessee volunteer signal summoners are expected to be transferred to the Bruises according to ESPN.
UCLA has connected to Iamaleava since the reported rift of zero talks with Tennessee.
ESPN reports that “a formal decision is expected to be expected in the near future” although the conversation with the quarterbacks on the current lineup is clearly the Browns are preparing for Iamaleava to join them.
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Tennessee Volunteer Quarterback Nico Iamaleava (Steve Roberts-Imagn image)
It is not clear what zero negotiations are happening between UCLA and IAMALEAVA.
The drama surrounds Iamaleava and Tennessee, which firmly opposes the former’s so-called zero demands, as Iamaleava’s father, Nic, has publicly denied that his son left the plan for financial reasons.
Nico Iamaleava could lose millions of dollars with new team after Zero Drama in Tennessee: Report
Iamaleava's zero play with Vols sent a shock wave through college football as he became the first college player ever to get a bigger sum from the program. His deal is reportedly worth up to $10 million in multiple seasons, and he will make $2.4 million in the upcoming season, during which he can use himself as a first-round pick for the 2026 NFL Draft.
ESPN reported that Iamaleava is seeking a $4 million deal with Tennessee next season, leading the college football playoffs last season. Other quarterbacks he believes he deserves, including Carson Beck, reportedly left the Georgia Bulldogs to join the Miami Hurricanes.
Nico's father, Nic Iamaleava, denied that his son worked hard to make more change before the season and told the front desk sports the past Monday: “The narrative is the Bulls–.”
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava threw the ball on November 30, 2024 at First Shore Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. (Imagn)
VOLS head coach Josh Heupel's comments on the matter seem to confirm that Iamaleava was abandoned on Saturday's spring game lineup due to economic cracks.
“No one is bigger than the program,” Heupel said in thanking Iamaleava for serving the team. “That includes me too.”
Now heading to UCLA, Iamaleava returns to Southern California, where he becomes a five-star prospect for Long Beach. He was recruited from high school by UCLA, and his younger brother Madden worked on the Bruins before signing with Arkansas.
Deshaun Foster entered his second year as head coach, making a major upgrade in the most important position in the field.
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava walked out of the court after beating Kentucky State in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 2, 2024. (Saul Young/News Sentinel/US Today Network via Imagen Images)
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Last season, IamaLeava threw 2,616 yards with 19 touchdowns. Tennessee won the college football playoffs but dropped to Ohio State and saw their national title.
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