University sports have become increasingly similar to professional sports every day, with millions of dollars flying and players uploading and leaving the transfer portal. The drama imitates the free agency of the NFL and the NBA.
But, on Monday, it reached a completely new level, when we saw the closest to a trade. Tennessee and Ucla Bruins volunteers changed Essential and Quarterbacks.
First, Nico Iamaleva, who led the volunteers to an appearance at the university American football playoff last season, made his transfer to the UCLA official when he published it on his Instagram on Sunday. With Iamaleva entering the Bruins’ locker room as the alleged headline, the rumors swirled over the future of Joey Aguilar, a state transfer of the Appalaches that led the battle of Marshal of Campo in UCLA.
On Monday, Aguilar committed to Tennessee, for ESPN, and now he could assume the starting point unemployed by Iamaleva.
The dominoes did not stop falling there, he thought, since Aguilar’s departure meant that there was an opening in the backup place behind iamaleva. Timely, the brother of Iamaleva, Madden, a 2025 committee and an early inroleado in Arkansas, entered the transfer portal and quickly announced his decision to join UCLA, according to 3Sports.
It really is crazy, but a situation like this was going to happen with the free wheel transfer portal. And, in fact, symbolizes where university sports are at this time.
So how did all this happen?
Iamaleva, who fought in the defeat of CFP of Tennessee before the possible national Ohio State champion in December, sought to take advantage of the experience he obtained during his second season in Tennessee. He had signed a four -year agreement worth $ 8 million false in his last year of high school, and was aimed at the last year of that where he would earn $ 2.2 million.
Hey, according to the reports, was looking to increase that amount to $ 4 million, and when Tennessee did not leave, Iamaleaava did not appear in the spring practices and, anyone, he entered his name on the transfer portal. Five days later, he officially landed in UCLA.
According to the reports, Nico Iamaleva went to UCLA – Moverio intelligent or error? | The flock
“His family is saying:” It’s not about money, “” Fox Sports “Colin Cowherd said Thorsday in the flock.” Tennessee says: “Rolly Roll, give me a break.”
If that is the reason or does not depend on personal discretion. Realistically, Iamaleoava will be an update in the Quarterback for UCLA, and probably the best option of programs since Dorian Thompson-Robinson graduated in 2022.
“He is a very talented player,” Cowherd said. “It will be a first round, the perspective of the second round. Long, high, good arm.”
It joins a Bruins team that comes from its first losing season since the 2020 season affected by Covid.
They hired the offensive coordinator Tino Suneri, who helped take Indiana to a CFP post in 2024, and returned key pieces in the Rico Flores Jr. and Kwazi Gilmer receptors.
UCLA not only obtained a quartback that will help compete this season, but now has options for the future. The arrival of Nico Iamaleva attracted his younger brother, Madden, UCLA. The young Iamaleva was the Campo de Campo Classified 20s in Class 2025, according to the 247Sports classifications. He will have the opportunity to prove that he can happen to his brother after he graduated.
Tennessee, on the other hand, let things get together. In a statement to Atlético, Atlético de Tennessee director Phillip Fulmer said he was proud of the university’s position. They saved money and now have a useful field marshal option. That is, once Aguilar’s commitment becomes official.
Aguilar launched 6,760 yards in two seasons as headline in the state of the Apalaches. He launched for 33 touchdowns and 10 interceptions like Junior, but his numbers fell last season to a 23:14 relationship. However, he directed the Sun Belt conference in Yardas per game with 273.
It will join a volunteer program that will leave its second double -digit season in the last three years, and its first trip to the CFP, which qualifies as the 7 seeds in the first year of the 12 -team format.
Tennessee will enter the season with uncertainty in the most important position in football. But, the program is proud in the position of the madness of the University Football Transfer Portal. A stand that prompted an unstable pseudo-comprice between volunteers and UCLA Bruins, who definitely won the last of his son.
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