USA TODAY When Nico Iamaleava signed a blockbuster NIL deal with Tennessee coming out of high school that paid him a reported $2 million per year, that was the opening salvo in what has been a money train run wild. Advertisement Depending on which reporting you believe over the last 24 hours, either Iamaleava is working to renegotiate that deal …
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Pair of highly-ranked prospects taking official visits to MSU this week
Kelvin Obot and Quinn Buckey both posted on social media that they’ve arrived for their official visits to Michigan State this weekend A pair of high-level Michigan State recruiting targets in the 2026 have officially arrived in East Lansing, Mich. for their official visits this weekend. Two offensive line prospects in the 2026 class are taking official visits to Michigan …
Read More »Dwight Freeney joins Syracuse staff: Program legend, Hall of Famer to work in player development
USATSI Syracuse legend and College Football Hall of Famer Dwight Freeney is joining Orange coach Fran Brown’s staff as the director of player development, the university announced Friday. This will be Freeney’s first major role on a college football coaching staff. “The time is now,” Freeney said in a statement. “I think that Syracuse has a lot of good things …
Read More »Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava absent for spring practice amid reports of wanting new NIL deal
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 …
Read More »Nico Iamaleava has transfer leverage on Tennessee, plenty of options
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 …
Read More »College football spring games 2025: QB battles at Alabama, Ohio State; Bill Belichick era begins at UNC
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 …
Read More »Auburn Wire roundtable: A-Day final thoughts
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 …
Read More »Tennessee Vols surprised as Nico Iamaleava no-shows at spring practice
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 …
Read More »Georgia Bulldogs injury report for spring football game
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 …
Read More »Kent State football coach Kenni Burns fired after investigation
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 …
Read More »Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia excited for Spring Game
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 …
Read More »College football transfer portal superlatives: North Carolina, Miami, NIL rules in focus during spring window
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 …
Read More »Nico Iamaleava doesn’t attend Tennessee practice amid NIL report
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 …
Read More »I am a-leavin? Is Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava in an NIL feud with the Vols?
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 …
Read More »Tennessee’s relationship with QB Nico Iamaleava tested amid contract negotiations, missed practice
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 …
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