One day after Nico Iamaleava announced his decision to leave Tennessee for the UCLA, it seems that a “trade” quarter is completed.
Joey Aguilar, who joined Bruins through the winter portal, will now head for Knoxville and join the volunteers, reports Espn.
The saga of Iamaleava was very publicized because it came from a rift reported with Tennessee during zero negotiations.
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The Mountaineers of the Joey Aguilar’s Mountaineers quarten-rear (4) launches a warm-up pass before the match against the southern Jaguars at the Kidd Brewer Stadium.
ESPN reported that Aumaleava was looking for an agreement worth $ 4 million for next season with Tennessee, which he led to the play football playoffs last season. He would have estimated that he deserved what the other quarters who transferred obtained, including Carson Beck, who left the Bulldogs of Georgia to join the Miami Hurricanes.
The zero drama of Iamaleava with thefts sent shock waves through university football because he became the very first university player to hold a program for a larger payment. His agreement would have been up to $ 10 million in several seasons, and he had to win $ 2.4 million this season to come, during which he could present himself as the first round choice in 2026 NFL draft.
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)
Nic Iamaleava, Nico’s father, denied that his son was pushing more zero money before the season, Front office Sporty Last Monday, “The story was Bulls —.”
Aguilar played last season at Appalachian State and moved earlier in the offseason. But, Iamaleave confirmed Sunday that he was heading for the UCLA, forcing the hand of Aguilar.
With one more eligibility year, Aguilar launched 6,760 yards and 56 affected in the last two seasons.
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)
Iamaleava launched for 2,616 yards with 19 touched last season. Tennessee has won a place in series of university football playoffs, but fell into Ohio State and saw its hopes for the crushed national title.
