Iamaleava was set to make $2.5 million at Tennessee earlier than reportedly asking for a $1.5 million increase, which the Vols rebuffed, prompting his beautiful spring exit.
Final season, Iamaleava led Tennessee to the Faculty Soccer Playoff, the place it misplaced to eventual nationwide champion Ohio State within the first spherical.
In 13 begins, Iamaleava was 213-of-334 (63.8 p.c) for two,616 yards (7.8 yards per try), 19 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
Per On3, his NIL valuation is $3.1 million. Nevertheless, with SEC guidelines prohibiting him from transferring throughout the convention and restricted energy convention choices elsewhere, Iamaleava might wrestle to earn that a lot within the spring portal.
Iamaleava was a five-star recruit out of highschool and the No. 2 total prospect within the 2023 class.
A couple of of the non-SEC groups that confirmed curiosity in him out of highschool are logical suits this fall. Miami, UCLA, Oregon State and Florida State have already dipped into the portal. Arizona, Arizona State, BYU and Pittsburgh have established returning starters. USC, Oregon and Ohio State are anticipated at hand the reins to promising younger gamers who already know their offensive methods.
Notre Dame has a quarterback battle between redshirt junior Steve Angeli and redshirt freshman CJ Carr. Whereas the Irish had been profitable after including Riley Leonard by way of the portal, they may not be determined sufficient to acquiesce to Iamaleava’s NIL calls for.
On Monday, On3’s Pete Nakos reported that North Carolina, initially anticipated to indicate curiosity, was unlikely to pursue the junior quarterback.
That may change when, not if, Iamaleava’s value drops. As one energy convention college common supervisor instructed ESPN on Tuesday: “I feel he has zero market.”
“It is going to be an fascinating check of how sensible and disciplined faculties are in him,” the overall supervisor added.
Iamaleava seemingly badly misjudged his worth on the open market. With few groups calling, he may need to take lower than he was owed at Tennessee to discover a dwelling in 2025.
