Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel made his first public comments after reports Saturday morning that quarterback Nico Iamaleava has left the program and will enter the transfer portal.

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel at the first University of Tennessee spring football practice, Friday, March 7, 2025. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It was ...

It was Josh Heupel’s shortest reaction to Nico Iamaleava’s departure, but it revealed the most about the anger simmering underneath the usually affable Tennessee football coach. On Saturday ...