Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava will lose close to $1 million in his new NIL deal after transferring to UCLA. College football commentator Greg McElroy talked about Iamaleava's shortsighted decision on his podcast,

ESPN's Chris Low reported Monday that new Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar is joining the Volunteers on a NIL deal worth roughly $1.2 million. That's half of what Tennessee was set to pay former signal-caller Nico Iamaleava.

The drama began nearly two weeks ago when Iamaleava was reported to have been looking to restructure his NIL deal with Tennessee’s collective, seeking a number in the $4 million per year range. Iamaleava had been signed to a four-year, $8 million contract.