After Athletics reported His expected decisionIt’s now official. UCLA informed his quarter of the expected commitment to Tennessee Quarrier transfer Nico Iamaleava .
Iamaleava officially entered THE transfer portal Wednesday with a “Do not contact” and Fox Sports’ label Colin Cowherd reported that a commitment to the UCLA was “agree“Later in the day. The decision comes after a None dispute last week after ON3 Pete Nakos reported “active negotiationsBetween Iamaleava and Tennessee before the Spring Match of Volunteers.
Iamaleava then missed training the next day and the flight coach Josh Heupel announced that the two parties would be demonstrations. This meant that Aumaleava would enter the portal, and he did it on the first day of the spring window. He then became transfer no. 2 so far this cycle, according to the ON3 industry transfer rankings.
“Listen, it’s the state of university football,” said Heupel Brent Hubbs on Network flight radio broadcasting. “In the end, no one is never bigger than the program. It also includes me. We have an opportunity. We have a bunch of guys who will give everything for Tennessee. We are going ahead. We have an excellent group. Let’s go to compete. “
Iamaleava began his career as a Joe Milton Primary backup before taking over as a quarter-arre from Tennessee in 2024. He launched 2,616 yards and 19 touched in the second year and it seemed to be preparing to finish in 2025. He made his first start of career in the Citrus Bowl to finish the 2023 season, finish 12 of the 19 passes for 151 yards and a touch 27 and three sectors sheet for 15,111 year olds and a touchdown while adding 27 yards of the 27 file.
Iamaleava, originally from Long Beach, played football in high school in Downey (California) Warrenwhere he was a five -star hope and the global player n ° 6 of the 2023 cycle, according to the ON3 industry classificationA weighted average that uses the four major recruitment media companies. He was also player No. 1 in the general classification of On300 ranking.
Iamaleava also appeared on the stage of university football as one of the most prominent recruits in the country. He currently has a On3 Nile Valuation $ 2.1 million, which ranks 23 in the On3 Nile 100 – The first of the genre and the classification of Defacto Nile of the 100 best high school athletes and colleges classified by their ON3 Nile assessment. This figure is also classified n ° 18 in the Classification of zero university football.
Following his zero potential, the recruitment of Nico Iamaleava made the headlines of the national newspapers. Notably, Athletics reported having signed a CONTRACT with Spyre sports group This could be worth $ 8 million over three years, marking a fundamental moment in the Nile era. The group Classified n ° 2 At the top of ON3 Zero collective In university football before the 2024 season.
