Nico Iamaleva has a new team, and UCLA’s coaching staff told his field marshal that the former Tennessee volunteer is expected to transfer to the Bruins, according to ESPN.
UCLA has been connected to Iamaleava since he entered the transfer portal after a crack reported with Tennessee about null negotiations.
ESPN reports that a “formal decision is expected in the near future”, although conversations with quartbacks in the current list are a clear step that the Bruins are preparing for Iamaleva to join them.
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The field marshal of the Volunteers of Tennessee, Nico Iamaleva (Steve Roberts-Imagn images)
It is unknown what negotiations between UCLA and Iamaleva.
The drama surrounded Iamaleva and Tennessee, the last of which remained firm against the alleged demands of the first, since Iamaleva’s father, Nic, had publicly denied that his son was the program for financial reasons.
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The null drama of Iamaleava with the VOLS sent shock waves through university football because it became the first university player to retain a program for a larger payment. According to the reports, his agreement was worth up to $ 10 million in several seasons, and was ready to win $ 2.4 million this next season, during which he could be established as a first round selection in the NFL 2026 draft.
ESPN reported that Iamaleva was looking for an agreement with a value of $ 4 million for the next season with Tennessee, which led to the American football playoff last season. According to the reports, I felt that it deserved what other field marshals that were transferred were receiving, including Carson Beck, who left the Bulldogs of Georgia to join Miami hurricanes.
Nic Iamaleva, Nico’s father, denied that his son was pressing for more money before the season, telling the sports of the office last Monday: “The narration was Bulls —“.
The Tennessee Campo Marshal, Nico Iamaleva, throws the ball during the first quarter at the FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 30, 2024. (IMAGN)
The comments of the chief coach of the VOLS, Josh Heupel, on the matter seemed to confirm that Iamaleva was left on the list of spring games on Saturday due to a financial crack.
“No one is bigger than the program,” said Heupel as he thanks Iamaleva for her services to the team. “That also includes me.”
Now that he goes to UCLA, Iamaleva returns to southern California, where he emerged as a five -star prospect in Long Beach. He was recruited by UCLA outside the high school, and his younger brother, Madden, previously committed to the Bruins before signing with Arkansas.
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The Tennessee Campo Marshal, Nico Iamaleva, leaves the field after the victory over Kentucky, on November 2, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/News Sentinel/USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
Iamaleva launched for 2,616 yards with 19 touchdowns last season. Tennessee obtained a place in the American football playoffs, but fell to the state of Ohio and saw his hopes of national title.
