Tennessee Volunteers coach Josh Heupel was lauded by many in the college football world for standing his ground against quarterback Nico Iamaleava over an NIL dispute last week.
Iamaleava reportedly missed team meetings and spring practice on Friday, staging the first-ever holdout in college football in an attempt to renegotiate his NIL deal with the Vols. Days later, Iamaleava is set to enter the transfer portal to seek the lucrative contract he's after—around $4 million a year compared to the $2.2 million he was making in Tennessee, per reports.
