Tennessee Vols QB Nico Iamaleava addresses playing in cold weather against Ohio State
One of the big storylines heading into the Tennessee Vols' matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the College Football Playoff has been the weather in Columbus. The weather forecast in Columbus is calling for a high of 29 degrees and a low of 17 degrees on Saturday. Vols redshirt freshman quarterback […]
One of the big storylines heading into the Tennessee Vols' matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the College Football Playoff has been the weather in Columbus.
The weather forecast in Columbus is calling for a high of 29 degrees and a low of 17 degrees on Saturday.
Vols redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who is from Long Beach, CA, didn't grow up playing in frigid temps like what he'll experience in Columbus.
But that doesn't mean that Iamaleava is concerned about the weather. In fact, he told reporters on Tuesday that he hasn't thought much about how cold it will be in the Horseshoe on Saturday night.
"I played in snow one time when I was in Chicago, a couple years ago with my seven-on-seven team, and that was probably the coldest I played in," said Iamaleava when asked about playing in cold weather. "But it was pretty hard to play in the snow. It wasn’t too bad, but it’s just cold weather. We’ll be ready.”
“No, I don’t," added Iamaleava when asked if he's thinking about how cold it will be at Ohio State. "I think it is you guys (media and fans that are making a big deal about the cold), but I will be ready to go play in whatever weather we get.”
I'm sure the Vols will do everything they can to stay as warm as possible on Saturday night (and the same goes for Ohio State). But ultimately, if the Vols are going to get a win against the Buckeyes, they'll have to execute like it's sunny and 75 in Columbus. The scoreboard doesn't care how cold it gets on the field.
