The saga of Nico Iamaleava took another wild turn Friday, as the Tennessee quarterback did not show up for the Volunteers' practice, per multiple people with knowledge of the situation. Iamaleava and his reps are attempting to re-negotiate an NIL deal with the school,

There's been lots of drama between the Tennessee Volunteers and quarterback Nico Iamaleava over the past couple of days. Iamaleava led the Vols to the College Football Playoff in his first year as the team's starter.

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.

CBS Sports' Chris Hummer, Brandon Huffman and John Talty reported there have been rumors over the past week that Iamaleava could be interested in exploring the transfer portal, bu

Nico Iamaleava signed what was considered the largest NIL deal in college football history when he committed to Tennessee in 2022. However, the

But it also means convincing your own players to remain, which is reportedly what Tennessee is trying to do with quarterback Nico Iamaleava. Pete Nakos of On 3 reported Thursday the Volunteers and Iamaleava are undergoing "active contract negotiations ahead of the 2025 season" that may or may not "impact whether he enters the spring transfer portal.