Nico Iamaleava's transfer saga has ended, as the former Tennessee quarterback has made his transfer to UCLA official. While that part of the story has ended, much remains to be written on how the redshirt sophomore's relationship with the Volunteers unraveled. ESPN has a feature out today that explores how we got here.
The story claims Iamaleava almost left Tennessee before the transfer window closed in December before being reeled back in by coach Josh Heupel. Then, Iamaleava's reps reportedly wanted to renegotiate his NIL deal, but things were not going in the direction they'd hoped. Then, the story drops its biggest bombshell: Those around the young quarterback began gauging the interest of other programs while he was still enrolled at Tennessee.
