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Schools May Pursue Nico Iamaleava if NIL Price Drops Below Original Tennessee Number

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava may have cost himself a lot of money by entering the transfer portal. | Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

Nico Iamaleava is a quarterback without a huddle, but he might be able to find a new home if he simply drops his asking price. The only problem is, that price may have to drop below what he was originally due to make in NIL money at Tennessee.

Iamaleava, who started 13 games for the College Football Playoff-going Tennessee Volunteers last season, decided to skip the school's spring practice and effectively hold out while trying to negotiate for more money just last week. Iamaleava was set to make somewhere around $2.2 million, but reportedly wanted closer to $4 million. When Tennessee didn't give him more, he entered the transfer portal hoping to get it elsewhere.

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