Aguilar started his career being named the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year in 2023. He ended that season with MVP honors of the Cure Bowl, where he threw for 211 yards and rushed for a touchdown in a win over Miami (OH). In 2024, he was an All-Sun Belt honorable mention after starting 11 games.

Last year's national championship game featured two first-year transfer quarterbacks. Can any of these players bring their new teams to the CFP final?

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - One day after Joey Aguilar was announced as Tennessee’s starting quarterback, WVLT caught up with Volquest’s Brent Hubbs to dive deeper into that decision. Hubbs was the first to report that Aguilar had been named the starter and told WVLT when he believes that decision was made internally.

The Tennessee Volunteers just wrapped up a scrimmage in fall camp, giving coaches a much more thorough opportunity to evaluate some key players. That includes Appalachian State transfer quarterback Joey Aguilar.

The Tennessee Vols' starting quarterback in 2025 is likely going to be UCLA transfer Joey Aguilar. Aguilar hasn't officially won the job, but On3's Pete Nakos reported this week that it's "trending" toward the former Bruins quarterback winning Tennessee's quarterback battle.

The Vols' passing attack would take a big leap if these two second-year wideouts dominate alongside Joey Aguilar.

Former UCLA quarterback Joey Aguilar received compliments from Tennessee Volunteers coach Josh Heupel for his increasing grasp of the UT offense