Nico Iamaleava expected to transfer to UCLA after messy Tennessee divorce

Nico Iamaleava appears to person a caller home.

After a messy extremity to his Tennessee tenure that came to a caput past week, Iamaleava now is expected to transportation to UCLA, according to aggregate reports.

FS1 big Colin Cowherd was nan first to break nan news of nan transfer.

Nico Iamaleava throws to a receiver during nan first half of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Alabama, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, successful Knoxville, Tenn. AP

Iamaleava skipped nan Volunteers’ believe connected Friday — 1 time earlier nan team’s outpouring crippled — aft he reportedly sought to get a amended name, image and likeness (NIL) deal.

However, Tennessee did not look consenting to springiness in, and Iamaleava entered nan transportation portal, which opened Wednesday.

Iamaleava threw for 2,616 yards and 19 touchdowns arsenic Tennessee made nan expanded College Football Playoff arsenic nan No. 9 seed, only to get trounced by Ohio State successful nan first round.

Nico Iamaleava (8) takes a break during nan 2nd half of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against UTEP, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, successful Knoxville, Tenn. AP

Now, Iamaleava, a Long Beach, Calif. native, goes backmost to his location state.

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