Nico Iamaleava gets asked about the rumors that he left the Tennessee Vols in part because of concerns about the offensive line originally appeared on A to Z Sports. There's been plenty of speculation over the last couple of months about why Nico Iamaleava decided to leave the Tennessee Vols for the UCLA Bruins.

Iamaleava, the returning starter at Tennessee, left the team on the eve of the spring game due a reported NIL dispute, and eventually transferred to UCLA. The former five-star recruit’s departure was one of the stories of the offseason in college football.

Tennessee football standout Boo Carter missed numerous team activities, and team leaders confronted him. Now his status is uncertain.

Bruins football head coach and alum DeShaun Foster has a positive outlook entering his second season leading the program. This offseason, UCLA secured the No. 1 transfer prospect available, quarterback Nico Iamaleava out of Tennessee.

And now, more details about his fallout with the Vols has been revealed via college football insider Kirk Herbstreit in his latest appearance on the Try That Small Town Podcast.

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava had the opportunity expose issues in college football but punted on transparency when he could've been transcendent.

"That's Disgusting to Me": Kirk Herbstreit Slams Nico Iamaleava's Dad Over Alleged Demands to Josh Heupel originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In one of the more bizarre sequences of the transfer portal era, the Tennessee Volunteers football program allowed its starting quarterback to walk after multiple threats from him and his camp.