Aguilar was considered the favorite to win the starting job following Iamaleava’s dramatic departure from Tennessee.

Nico Iamaleava is set to begin his first season at UCLA following a dramatic departure from Tennessee after the 2024 season.

Nico Iamaleava wore a UCLA blue suit on Big Ten Network as his Tennessee highlights played on the monitor. Here's what he said at Big Ten media days.

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava’s transfer from the SEC to the Big Ten was arguably the most drama-filled move in college football ...

DeShaun Foster has revamped UCLA's football team after a challenging first season. He brought in quarterback Nico Iamaleava ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Tennessee Officially Names Starting QB After Nico Iamaleava's ...

The breakup between Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee Volunteers was one of the biggest stories of the college football ...

About a week after skipping Tennessee's spring game, Iamaleava signed with UCLA. As for Tennessee, it ended up landing former ...

Nico Iamaleava put on a starring performance in his first Neyland Stadium start in Tennessee football's season opener Saturday. Behind Iamaleava and his three-touchdown first half, the No. 15 Vols ...

FILE - Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) takes a break during the second half of an NCAA college football game against UTEP, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade ...

Tennessee softball player Zaida Puni, left, and Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava, right, pose with the Lowe family at the Alumni Hall in Turkey Creek for an NIL event on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2022.

NORMAN, Okla. — So here he is, Nico Iamaleava, the quarterback who ventured from Samoan heritage in Southern California to Smoky Mountain habitation in eastern Tennessee. He’s rather new.