Transfer portal … trade? Quarterbacks Nico Iamaleava, Joey Aguilar swap places

College SPORTS has grown more and more with professional sport every day, with millions of dollars around and players who move inside and outside the transport portal. The drama mimics that free agency of the American Football Association and NBA.
However, on Monday, it reached a completely new level, when we have seen the closest thing so far to trade. the Tennessee volunteers and UCLA BrUINS Corterbbeck was mainly replaced.
Firstly, Niko iamaleavaWho led the volunteers to the appearance of a soccer match at the university last season, he transferred him to the UCLa official when he posted it on Instagram on Sunday. With the iamaleava entering the Bruins C w wardoned as a supposed start, rumors spread about the future of Joey Aguilar, the transfer of the state of Apalashian who was leading the Battle of Qurtbbeck at the University of California, Los Angeles.
On Monday, Agilar committed Battnisi, For all ESPN, The starting spot can now be assumed by the iamaleava.
Domino did not stop falling there, as Aguar’s departure means an opening at the backup site behind the iamaleava. It is appropriate, the brother of iamaleava, Madden, which dates back to 2025 and the first warning in Arkansas, entered the transport portal and quickly announced his decision to join the University of California in Los Angeles, For every 3SPORTS.
It is really mad, but a situation like this had to happen with the free transportation gate. In fact, it symbolizes the place of college sports at the present time.
So, how did all this happen?
Iamaleava, who struggled in the loss of Tennessee CFP to the national champion in December, was looking to build on the experience he obtained throughout his second season in Tennessee. He had signed a four -year deal worth $ 8 million during his high school year, and he was heading to the last year of that, as he would have achieved $ 2.2 million.
According to what was reported, he was looking to increase this amount to 4 million dollars, and when Tennessee was not required, Iamaleava did not appear in spring practices, and in the end, his name entered the transport portal. Five days later, he officially fell at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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“His family says:” It is not a matter of money. “Tennessee says,” The roll of the eye, give me a break. “
Whether this is the reason or not, it is at the level of personal appreciation. Realistically, Iamaleava will be an upgrade in Qurtubbere to the University of California, and perhaps the best option for the program since Dorian Thompson Robinson graduated in 2022.
“He is a very talented player,” Kerd said. “It will be a first round, a second round, a long, long and good arm.”
It joins the Bruins team, which starts from the first loss season since the 2020 season affected by Covid.
They appointed the Tino Sunri attack coordinator, who helped lead Indiana to the CFP in 2024, and returned major pieces in Rico Flores JR. And Kwazi Gilmer.
UCLA has not obtained Corterbbe, it will help her to compete this season, but she now has options for the future. Niko Eyeva’s arrival, his younger brother, Maden, attracted to the University of California in Los Angeles. The younger Iamaleava was the possibility of Qurtrbebeck ranked twenty in the 2025 category, For every 247sports arrangement. He will have the opportunity to demonstrate that he could succeed his brother after his graduation.
Tennessee, on the other hand, was left to assemble things together. In a statement to Sports, Philip Foulemeer, sports director of Tennessee, said he is proud of the university’s exile. They have saved money and now they have a service option. That is, as soon as Aguar’s commitment becomes official.
Agilar threw 6760 yards over the course of two seasons as a start in the state of Ablashian. 33 declines and 10 objections as young, but his numbers decreased this season to 23:14. However, the Sun belt conference in the traffic arenas led each game with 273.
It will join a volunteer program that starts from its second season for the number in the past three years, and its first price to CFP, qualifying as 7 seeds in the first year of the coordination of the 12 teams.
Tennessee will enter the season with uncertainty in the most important position in football. But the program is proud of the exile, which it took in the madness of the university football transfer gate. One of the situation that incited a false, shaking trade between volunteers and Ucla Bruins, and this will definitely not be the last of its kind.
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