The Tennessee was going to go from the starting quarter Nico Iamaleava one day after the quarter-arre was a non-presentation to training due to zero contractual negotiations.
Heupel head coach Josh Heupel informed the decision to leave Iamaleava at a team meeting on Saturday morning, according to ESPN.
According to the report, Iamaleava’s decision to skip training and meetings on Friday was the “driver” of the decision to move on.
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The quarter-Arrière of the volunteers of Tennessee Nico Iamaleava (8) leaves the field after the victory against the Commodores of Vanderbilt in the second half at the Firstbank Stadium on November 30, 2024. (Steve Roberts-Imagn images)
The non-presentation of Iamaleava in training was a “surprise” for the team, according to the report.
Iamaleava, 20, will enter the transfer portal and seek a new team after a single season as a Tennessee quartet, according to ON3.
Iamaleava should win $ 2.4 million this season, but wanted to renegotiate its agreement to $ 4 million a year and skipped the practice to keep a new zero contract.
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The quarter of Tennessee Nico Iamaleava (8) launched the ball during the first quarter at the Firstbank stadium in Nashville, tenn., Saturday November 30, 2024. (Imagn)
The quarter-Arrière was the global recruit No. 23 in the 2023 class, and when he initially signed with the Nile of Tennessee collective in 2022, Iamaleava was to win $ 8 million during his university career with flights.
He was at the house of the attacking coordinator Joey Halze for dinner with his teammates Thursday evening, according to Outkick, which is why his absence of training and meetings on Friday was such a surprise.
The quarter of Tennessee Nico Iamaleava (8) leaves the field after the match at the Firstbank Stadium in Nashville, tenn., Saturday November 30, 2024. (Imagn)
The teammates were concerned about the security of Iamaleava because he had not responded to the texts of teammates or civil servants, according to the report. Not even 48 hours after dinner with his teammates, Iamaleava was no longer with the Tennessee football program.
During her only season as a quarter-arre starting from Tennessee, the six-feet six-year-old quarterrier led the flights to a record of 10-3 in the first year, with 2,616 yards and 19 touched and five interceptions.
