Tennessee Volunteers coach Josh Heupel pinpointed the exact moment he knew Nico Iamaleava would be exiting the program via the transfer portal amid the NIL contract dispute.

With every waking hour, there seems to be a new development in the Nico Iamaleava saga. It first began as contract negotiations between his representatives and Tennessee's administration. On Thursday night,

Tennessee held its spring game on Saturday afternoon in the midst of a public breakup with starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava. Right before the festivities began, coach Josh Heupel addressed the decision to move on from Iamaleava for the first time.