According to the reports, Tennessee is moving from the Marshal of the Titular Field Nico Iamaleva a day after the field marshal was not omen in practice due to the negotiations of null contracts.
Chief coach Josh Heupel informed the decision of the decision to pass from Iamaleva during a team meeting on Saturday morning, according to ESPN.
According to the report, IamaleaAva’s decision to omit practice and meetings was the “driver” of the decision to move forward, according to the report.
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Tennessee’s voluntary field marshal, Nico Iamaleva (8) leaves the field after the victory against Vanderbilt’s commoders during the second half at the FirstBank Stadium on November 30, 2024. (Steve Roberts-Imagn images)
The non -show of Iamaleoava in practice was a “surprise” for the team, according to the report.
Iamaleva, 20, will enter the transfer portal and look for a new team after just a season as Tennessee quarteback, according to ON3.
According to the reports, Iamaleva won $ 2.4 million this season, but wanted to renegotiate its agreement to $ 4 million per year and jumped to maintain a new null contract.
Nico Iamaleava de Tennessee under scrutiny over null, practice drama
The Tennessee Campo Marshal, Nico Iamaleva (8) throws the ball during the first quarter in the FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, November 30, 2024. (IMAGN)
The field marshal was the General Recruit No. 23 in Class 2023, and when he initially signed with the Null Tennessee collective in 2022, Iamaleva won $ 8 million during his university career with the VOLS.
He was at the house of the offensive coordinator Joey Halze for dinner with his teammates on Thursday night, according to Outkick, so his absence of practice and meetings on Friday was a surprise.
The Tennessee Campo Marshal, Nico Iamaleva (8) leaves the field after the game at the FirstBank stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, November 30, 2024. (IMAGN)
According to the report, teammates were concerned about the security of Iamaleva, since he had not responded to the texts of teammates or officials, according to the report. Not even 48 hours after dinner with his teammates, Iamaleva was no longer with the Tennessee football program.
In his only season as the head of Tennessee, the six-foot and six-inch field marshal led the VOLs to a 10-3 record as a first-year student, with 2,616 yards and 19 touchdowns and five interceptions.
