Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is reportedly attempting to renegotiated his NIL deal with the Volunteers program. (Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images) (Johnnie Izquierdo via Getty Images) Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is raising plenty of questions about his future in Knoxville after not attending spring practice on Friday. The no-show comes amid reports that the junior is attempting to renegotiate his …

So Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is, according to reports, negotiating with the Vols to stay in Knoxville for the 2025 season.  That’s 14 weeks before the start of the college football season.  Welcome to the wild world of player empowerment, everyone. Or in the old-school negotiating parlance: leverage. Unless Tennessee wants to intentionally crater its program, it will pay what Iamaleava wants. The …

It seems like the traditional college football spring game will be a thing of the past. Coaches aren’t as inclined to give other teams any sort of competitive advantage, be that an opportunity to scout — even if schools keep the playbook limited — or evaluate players for potential transfer portal poaching.  Several prominent programs, including the likes of Nebraska …

Auburn Wire writers share their thoughts on the new format, quarterbacks, and projected win totals ahead of Saturday’s A-Day game. Auburn football will hold its annual spring game, otherwise known as A-Day, on Saturday at noon CT at Jordan-Hare Stadium. This year’s format will be much different from years past. Normally, A-Day would consist of an intrasquad scrimmage. However, Auburn …

Sources: Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava did not attend Tennessee spring practice today. He’s been in conversations with Tennessee about a new contract. The no-show of practice came as a surprise. pic.twitter.com/VXsXTPDZpu — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) April 11, 2025 NIL has created many new trends for college sports. Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is taking things to another level. The Vols began …

The Georgia Bulldogs will be without several key players for their spring football game on Saturday, April 12 at 1:00 p.m. ET. G-Day, which won’t be televised, will offer one final glimpse for fans into the Georgia football program ahead of the fall. “We’re pretty healthy,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said on a radio interview with 680 The Fan …

Tim Tebow weighs in on CFP format, top NFL draft prospects and more Tim Tebow weighs in on college football, what he loves about top NFL draft prospects, and his partnership with AT&T. Kent State University has fired head football coach Kenni Burns. Director of athletics Randale L. Richmond shared the decision via the athletics department X account. “Kent State …

In case you haven’t heard, the annual Ohio State football Spring Game is set to come to a high definition television or streaming device near you this Saturday, April 12 at Noon ET. It’ll be exciting to see the Buckeyes in action again inside the venerable “Horseshoe” for the first time since the beatdown of Tennessee in the first round …

College football’s spring transfer portal window is just days away ahead of its April 16 opening. That window, the first time undergraduate players can enter the portal since January, will run through April 25. The spring window won’t see the same sort of volume that the winter did in terms of entries and quality, but the previous two cycles have …

Notre Dame fan Mike Golic Sr. gushes over Marcus Freeman’s coaching style Nobody knows Notre Dame better than Mike Golic Sr. He talks to Lorenzo Reyes about the exciting college football season, and his partnership with Dexcom. Tennessee football starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava was a no-show at the Volunteers’ final practice on Friday morning ahead of their spring game this …

AP Images The transfer portal opens on Wednesday and Tennessee suddenly is working on keeping its star quarterback Nico Iamaleava from leaving. Rumors have been swirling that the Heisman candidate approached Tennessee to renegotiate his multi-million dollar NIL deal. These rumors persisted despite a strong denial by Iamaleava’s father on X. The facts got even murkier when Iamaleava, according to …

Uncertainty spiked in Knoxville on Thursday as Tennessee’s unsteady relationship with starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava went public. A report from On3 described Iamaleava and Tennessee as going through “contract negotiations” ahead of the April 16 opening of the college football spring transfer portal window. On Friday, Iamaleava was absent from Tennessee’s practice, according to GoVols247.  Coach Josh Heupel has not …

With three victories and a runner-up in its past four tournaments, Texas is No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll for the first time since Aug. 23, 2019. The Longhorns received 12 first-place votes and 514 points on April 11, two more than previous No. 1 Auburn (nine first-place votes and 512 points). The Tigers won the Mason …

Getty Images Kent State is moving on from coach Kenni Burns and will turn to offensive coordinator Mark Carney to serve as its interim coach during the 2025 season, the school announced Friday. This decisive move comes after Kent State placed Burns on administrative leave in March, just days before the Golden Flashes began spring practice. The school will conduct …

Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from “Can’t Wait For Saturday,” your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He’ll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** Today’s News-Gazette/IlliniHQ edition includes my story about Illinois’ loss of …