Nico Iamaleava's former Tennessee Vols teammates react to the QB's decision to commit to the UCLA Bruins
Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava officially committed to the UCLA Bruins on Sunday afternoon. Iamaleava, a former five-star recruit, spent the first two seasons of his collegiate career at Tennessee. The California native led the Vols to an appearance in the College Football Football Playoff this past season before surprisingly parting ways with Tennessee […]
Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava officially committed to the UCLA Bruins on Sunday afternoon.
Iamaleava, a former five-star recruit, spent the first two seasons of his collegiate career at Tennessee.
The California native led the Vols to an appearance in the College Football Football Playoff this past season before surprisingly parting ways with Tennessee earlier this month.
Iamaleava's departure from Tennessee came amid reports of an NIL contract dispute along with reported concerns from his camp about the play of the Vols' offensive line and wide receiver group this spring.
Suffice it to say, the breakup between Iamaleava and Tennessee was ugly at best.
Despite the ugly and unexpected breakup, the reaction from current and former Vols to Iamaleava's commitment to UCLA has been extremely positive.
Here's a sample of social media reactions from Iamaleava's former teammates to the quarterback's commitment announcement.



There are plenty of other positive reactions to Iamaleava's announcement from current and former Vols.
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