Tennessee was the talk of the 2025 college football transfer portal cycle for all the wrong reasons as quarterback Nico Iamaleava departed from the program in arguably the most confounding saga of the spring.

U CLA head coach Deshaun Foster doesn't quite understand some of the drama surrounding quarterback Nico Iamaleava's departure from the Tennessee Vols earlier this spring. Specifically, Foster doesn't understand why folks are making noise about the NIL aspect of Iamaleava's departure from Tennessee.

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

"Boo Carter skips Tennessee football activities. Is it a Nico Iamaleava situation for Vols?" The Volunteers lost their starting quarterback to UCLA this offseason when Iamaleava escalated an NIL dispute quickly and left town. Now, Carter's "status with the Vols is uncertain."

Kirk Herbstreit recalled rumors he heard about Nico Iamaleava's situation at Tennessee, saying they were disgusting if true.