The breakup between Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee Volunteers was one of the biggest stories of the college football offseason. It was a situation that drew the ever-evolving NIL landscape and the enforceability (or lack thereof) of agreements between players,

Nico Iamaleava transferred from Tennessee to UCLA back in April, and it’s been fairly apparent he would be starting for the Bruins. The question of who would succeed Iamaleava in Knoxville went unanswered until Sunday.

The SEC Shorts skit starts with one of the actors wearing an Iamaleava jersey before looking down at his phone and finding out Iamaleava is entering the transfer portal. The short then transitions into an advertisement for a jersey with removable letters and numbers, so fans can continue to rep their team despite a potential star player leaving.

Nico Iamaleava might not immediately dominate the Southeastern Conference in 2024, but he has all the qualities a school could want in a quarterback.

WATCH as SEC Shorts' new video takes humorous jabs at quarterback Nico Iamaleava ahead of the 2025 college football season.

Nico Iamaleava wore a UCLA blue suit on Big Ten Network as his Tennessee highlights played on the monitor. Here's what he said at Big Ten media days.

Tennessee football and head coach Josh Heupel are leaning toward starting UCLA transfer Joey Aguilar at quarter for the 2025 season.

At Big 10 Media Days earlier this summer, former Tennessee Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava was asked about UT's loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the College Football Playoff last season.