Nico Iamareava leaves Volunteer in Tennesseestanding firm against his Nir’s demands, appears to be trying to lose millions of people trying to find a new team ahead of the 2025-26 college football season.
Iamaleava’s Nil Drama with Vols sent shockwaves through college football. Because he became the first college player to work hard from a program for bigger payments. His deal reportedly was worth up to $10 million over multiple seasons.
Currently, Iamaleava is looking for a new team in the Transfer Portal. ON3 reported On Tuesday there are multiple teams ready to compete for his potential NFL talent.
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Tennessee volunteer quarterback Nico Iamareava is off the field after a victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores at First Bank Stadium on November 30, 2024. (Steve Roberts/Imagn Images)
However, there are close to $1 million in trades.
The 20-year-old reportedly planned to make $2.2 million in Tennessee for the 2025-26 season through the school’s Nil Collective and Spyre Sports Group.
The deal he signed as a high school junior reportedly could have exceeded $10 million in incentives, including championships and Heisman Trophy wins.
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But that all changed when ESPN reported that Iamaleava was seeking a deal of around $4 million this season. One of them was Carson Beck and left the Georgia Bulldog. Miami Hurricane.
Nico’s father, Nick Iamareava, denied that his son wanted more money before the season, saying Front Office Sports On Monday, “The story was a bull.”
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is looking for an open receiver on December 21, 2024 during his match against Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. (image)
Nic Iamaleava denied an On3 report last week. This said his son is looking for more money from Tennessee on the X-Post.
“More games are being played from the field than in the field,” his tweet said.
Comments on the issue of Vols head coach Josh Heupel appeared to confirm that Iamaleava had left the spring game roster on Saturday due to a financial rift.
“No one is bigger than the program,” Hapel said. “That includes me too.”
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava will leave the field on November 30, 2024 after a game at First Bank Stadium in Nashville. (image)
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Iamaleava reportedly entered the transfer portal on Wednesday with the tag “Don’t contact them.” Oregon is a program that has been linked to Iamaleava since reports began to surface about his situation in Tennessee.
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