The now-former Volunteers quarterback had over $2 million coming his way from Tennessee this season before electing to enter the spring transfer portal in hopes of a bigger deal elsewhere.

Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is officially on the move, departing the Volunteers program after skipping spring practices in pursuit of a more lucrative NIL deal.

While reports have stated that Iamaleava was seeking an increase in his NIL deal from $2.2 million to $4 million, Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports spoke to a "close family friend" of Iamaleava's father, Nic, who denied claims that Iamaleava pushed for more NIL money.