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Tennessee football quarterback Nico Iamaleava was sensational in his second collegiate start on Saturday, leading the Vols to a 69-3 win over Chattanooga in the season opener.
Iamaleava, who completed 22 of 28 passes for 314 yards with three touchdowns in the win, even garnered high praise from a three-time national championship coach for his performance.
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Urban Meyer says Vols QB Nico Iamaleava is a “monster” and he thinks Tennessee could be a playoff team because of Nico (🎥: The Triple Option) pic.twitter.com/HzJ58DGfvd
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“I went back and watched Tennessee,” former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said on “The Triple Option” podcast, “And they have a quarterback I called Matt Leinart and Brady Quinn this morning after watching this thing, his name’s Nico Iamaleava.
“I’m telling you this now, I watched the whole thing and it’s Tennessee-Chattanooga, so they were overmatched due to the opponent they played, they were so much better, but this guy as a far as a body type, to stand there athletically and throw the ball, the ball came out like a missile, he was a five-star product coming out of high school. I asked this question, ‘is he a top 10 pick in the NFL draft?’ to Brady and Matt. … This guy is unbelievable.
“I know they had Joe Milton last year, but this guy is a monster. Because of him, I think they’re covering the spread and making the playoff because of this guy.”
The 6-foot-6 quarterback was the No. 3-ranked player and No. 2 quarterback in the 2023 recruiting class, according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings. He’s also ranked the fourth-highest recruit in Vols history, behind Bryce Brown, David Sanders Jr. (2025 commit) and Eric Berry.
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Author : Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-09-04 21:55:38
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