Tennessee Football Moves On From Star Quarterback After NIL Dispute

The Tennessee Volunteers made a shocking decision in the face of an NIL dispute with their star quarterback. After reports last week emerged of Tennessee star quarterback Nico Iamaleava wanting a substantial NIL increase from the program after an up and down first season as a starter, things reached a fever pitch by Friday when it was revealed that the signal caller had skipped practice and meetings that day as a result of the dispute. On Saturday morning, Pete Thamel of ESPN reported that the Volunteers have decided to move on entirely from Iamaleava, and head coach Josh Heupel broke the news to the team at a meeting. Whether or not Iamaleava actually was going to enter the portal if his already lucrative deal was not increased may never be known, though now it seems he does not have much of a choice. The spring portal window opens next week on April 16 and Iamaleava likely will become the most sought after player available. Iamaleava is hardly the first example of a player coming to a program and demanding