With Nico Iamaleava leaving the volunteers of Tennessee, who firmly stood against his zero requests, it seems that he was about to lose millions trying to find a new team before the 2025-26 university football season.
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. Its agreement would have been up to $ 10 million in several seasons.
Now in the transfer portal, Iamaleava is looking for a new team, and On3 reported on Tuesday that there are several teams ready to compete for its potential NFL talent.
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The quarter-back of the volunteers of Tennessee Nico Iamaleava left the field after a victory against the Commodores of Vanderbilt at the Stadium Firstbank on November 30, 2024. (Steve Roberts / Imagn images)
However, they are open to an agreement closer to $ 1 million.
The 20-year-old was to win $ 2.2 million with Tennessee for the 2025-26 season through the Nile Collective and Spyre Sports Group of the school.
The agreement, which he signed as a secondary junior, would have the potential to exceed $ 10 million with incentives that included victories in the championship and the Heisman trophy.
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But everything has changed when ESPN reported that Iamaleava was looking for an agreement of around $ 4 million for this season, which the other quarters transferred this year obtain. One of them was Carson Beck, who left the Bulldogs of Georgia to join the Hurricanes of Miami.
Nic iamaleava, Nico’s father, denied that his son was pushing more zero money before the season, saying to sports on Monday: “The story was Bulls —.”
Tennessee Nico Iamaleava’s quarter-arrier is looking for an open receiver in a match against Ohio State on December 21, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Imagn)
Nic Iamaleava also denied ON3’s report last week who mentioned that his son asked for more money from Tennessee in a post.
“More games played on the field than on the field,” said his tweet.
The comments of the head coach Josh Heupel on the issue seem to confirm that Iamaleava was left aside the list of spring matches on Saturday due to a financial gap.
“No one is never bigger than the program,” said Heupel. “It also includes me.”
Tennessee Nico Iamaleava’s quarter-arrière left the field after a match at the Firstbank Stadium in Nashville on November 30, 2024. (Imagn)
Iamaleava would have entered the transfer portal on Wednesday with a label “not contact” by his profile, which indicates that he has an idea of the place where he will then play. Oregon is a program linked to Iamaleava since reports began to surface on its situation in Tennessee.
