Nico Iamaleava, a quarterback who led Tennessee to the College Football Playoff last season, walked away from a reported $2.4 million NIL contract to seek higher pay elsewhere.

Nico Iamaleava, one of the sport’s highest paid quarterbacks, skipped practice in an attempt to get a raise. The tactic was borrowed straight from the NFL. By . Laine Higgins. Share.

Nico Iamaleava’s master plan to receive more NIL money is blowing up in his face. The now-former Volunteers quarterback had over $2 million coming his way from Tennessee this season before ...

There’s only one winner in the Nico Iamaleava-Tennessee breakup, and it’s neither of those parties. UCLA won this divorce. Everyone else lost.

With Nico Iamaleava leaving the Tennessee Volunteers, who stood firm against his NIL demands, it appears he's about to lose millions trying to find a new team ahead of the 2025-26 college football ...

Nico Iamaleava was absent from the Volunteers’ practice on Friday — just a day after reports surfaced that Iamaleava and Tennessee were in the midst of NIL contract negotiations ahead of the ...

Following the Nico Iamaleava saga, FOX Sports' Joel Klatt shares what it might mean for the future of college football, sending a warning to players and a plea for ADs.

Until House v. NCAA is settled and a salary cap for college football takes effect, NIL negotiations will be the Wild West. For quarterbacks, that may always be the case.

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who reportedly left Tennessee after a dispute over a name, image and likeness pay increase, is transferring to UCLA. April 20, 2025 Tennessee decided he wasn’t worth it.

Nico Iamaleava's awkward exit from the Tennessee Volunteers did not sway all suitors to steer clear. Iamaleava took part in the first known college football holdout over his NIL contract, with ...

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.

Nico Iamaleava will take his talents elsewhere during the 2025 college football season after Tennessee moved on from the star quarterback Saturday, ending a high-stakes public standoff centered ...