Quarterback transfer Nico Iamaleava is responding to criticisms and accusations. The former Tennessee quarterback publicly addressed recent rumors and allegations suggesting he held out of the College Football Playoff and intentionally underperformed on his way out of the school.

Former Tennessee quarterback, Nico Iamaleava, remains in headlines after skipping the Volunteers' Spring Camp practice one week ago amid a "holdout" surrounding his NIL compensation. Iamaleava, who led Tennessee to the College Football Playoff last season,

College football ought to send a collective thank you to Tennessee, according to Paul Finebaum. The SEC Network analyst Monday called the Tennessee-Nico Iamaleava saga one of the “most important recent stories in college football history.