As Tennessee wraps its spring practice slate, the Volunteers have decided to move on from star QB Nico Iamaleava amid NIL contract negotiations. The talks escalated to the point that Iamaleava did not attend Tennessee's practice Friday ahead of its Orange & White spring game on Saturday,

T ennessee has dismissed starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava after he skipped practice and meetings on Friday in an alleged attempt to get a new NIL deal. Tennessee announced that

Iamaleava’s name will go down in college football history as one that created a turning point for players, in multiple ways.