The NCAA transfer portal will open on Wednesday and will close on April 25.
Tennessee redshirt sophomore quarterback Nico Iamaleava intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal after no-showing for the Vols’ final spring football practice and not playing in the Orange & White Game.
“Today’s landscape of college football, it’s different than what it has been, and it’s unfortunate, just the situation and where we’re at with Nico,” Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said. “I want to thank him for everything that he’s done since he’s gotten here. That’s as a recruit to who he was as a player and how he competed inside of the building, so a great appreciation for that side of it.
“Obviously, we’re moving forward as a program without him. I said it to the guys today, there’s no one that’s bigger than the Power T and that includes me, and they hear me say that a lot inside of that team room. This program’s been around for a long time with a lot of great coaches, a lot of great players that came before that laid the cornerstone pieces, the legacy, the tradition that is Tennessee football. It’s going to be around a long time after I’m done and after they’re gone, and that’s what’s special about being here is that there is a legacy and a tradition that is so rich and a logo that’s recognized not just across the nation but across the world too.”
PHOTOS: Vols’ QBs through the years
Ahead of the NCAA transfer portal opening Wednesday, Vols Wire looks at quarterbacks who could be ideal targets for Tennessee to replace Iamaleava. The Vols have redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger and early enrollee freshman George MacIntyre on roster for their quarterback unit following the Orange & White Game.
Jalon Daniels, Kansas
Daniels has played at Kansas since 2020. The redshirt senior has completed 536-of-875 passing…
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