Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel has been maintained for the first time since his departure from the quarter Nico Iamaleava out of the Spring List of the Layers, and his message was clear.
Team first.
Iamaleava has made a certain history of university sport as a first player to have ever held in the zero era after he did not show up to train on Friday while trying to negotiate better payment in Tennessee next season.
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Tennessee volunteer coach Josh Heupel watches a first half match at the Ohio stadium on December 21, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Imagn)
The Tennessee withdrew a quarter of his list before the team’s spring match on Saturday. Iamaleava would have informed his intentions that he will enter the transfer portal when opening on Wednesday to play elsewhere.
Heupel spoke out Network on Saturday, noting that if it is the current state of university sports, this does not mean that the team ends second.
Tennessee goes from Nico Iamaleava after QB jumped in the midst of null negotiations: reports
“It’s the state of university football,” said Heupel. “In the end, no one is never bigger than the program. It also includes me.
“We have the opportunity. We have a bunch of guys who will give everything for Tennessee. We are moving forward. I have a large group. Let’s go and compete.”
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)
Iamaleava is considered one of the best a quarter of a quarter of university football entering the 2025-26 season. But he wanted to renegotiate his $ 10 million agreement with Tennessee, which lasted several years, according to ESPN.
ESPN also reports that Tennessee realized that Oregon contacted Iamaleava about the transfer potentially to join the chief coach of the Ducks Dan Lanning and his program.
Now, Heupel will look for a new quarter-Arrière in the transfer portal.
“It’s unfortunate, just the situation and where we are with Nico,” said Heupel to journalists, said the New York Post. “I want to thank him for everything he has done since he got here.”
Tennessee Josh Heupel head coach at the Walk flight before the Orange & White spring match on April 12, 2025. (Imagn.)
Thefts have the recruit of Redsirt Jake Merklinger and the real recruit George Macintyre on their list, and both played in the spring match on Saturday.
