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The situation with Nico Iamaleava's family got even crazier immediately after the Tennessee Vols landed their new quarterback in the transfer portal

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Craig Smith | Last updated Apr 21, 2025 10:34 PM ET

Well, this is getting downright wild for the Iamaleava family this month, and it's going beyond just the breakup between Nico Iamaleava and Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Vols earlier this month.

Now, you can add Nico's brother, Madden, to the vortex of controversy that's engulfed the Iamaleava family. According to CBS Sports national college football reporter Matt Zenitz, Madden is reportedly transferring from Arkansas, where he committed back in December out of high school.

Arkansas four-star true freshman quarterback Madden Iamaleava informed Arkansas today that he’s currently planning on entering the transfer portal, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports.

Iamaleava, the younger brother of new Nico Iamaleava, flipped to Arkansas from UCLA in December… pic.twitter.com/kSZPNEWdcb
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) April 21, 2025

Madden's recruitment was one that, at least at the end raised quite a few eyebrows. After having been committed to UCLA for over 6 months, he flipped on signing day and signed with the Razorbacks. Now, just a week and a half after his brother left Tennessee and headed back to Southern California, where the family is from, Madden appears set to head out of town as well.

The reasons for the move aren't clear, but it's not exactly a great look given what just went down with Nico earlier this month. And now, a potentially awkward return for the Iamaleava family to Neyland Stadium on October 11, when the Vols and Razorbacks are set to face off, appears to be not happening.

What a wild set of events, with the Vols apparently set to land a starting QB candidate on Monday evening in the transfer portal - one that they're getting thanks to Nico's move - in former UCLA and App State QB Joey Aguilar. And now, another signal caller from the Iamaleava family on the move out of the SEC (SEC players are not allowed to transfer in conference in the spring portal window).

Just another day in the ever-changing world of the transfer portal that we live in.

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