Tennessee fans just can’t quite get away from Nico Iamaleava.
Even College Football 26 makes reference to Iamaleava’s stunning departure, which rocked the college football world this past spring. Iamaleava left the program on the eve of Tennessee’s spring game and ultimately ended up at UCLA.
“The 2024 season for Tennessee had some highs,” Rece Davis says in the game. “Wins over Bama, Florida and Oklahoma. Man, did it end with a thud when they got clipped by the Ohio State buzzsaw and then suffered the big shocker of the offseason with Nico Iamaleava jumping into the transfer portal.”
“I don’t know that there was a more interesting offseason than in Knoxville,” David Pollack says as a follow-up. “The quarterback spot, the drama …”
Here’s a clip from the game featuring the commentary, which came during a Tennessee vs. Arkansas game:
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— Ghost of Neyland (@GhostNeyland) July 8, 2025Early release for College Football 26 began on July 7, so it remains unclear how many other real life moments from the offseason may be mentioned in the game. Perhaps more nuggets of commentary such as this will be unveiled in the coming weeks and months.
As for Tennessee, the Vols recovered from the loss of Iamaleava by adding Joey Aguilar via the transfer portal. The Vols will still have high expectations entering the 2025 season.
Tennessee will open this season with Syracuse in Week 1.
Nico Iamaleava saga addressed during live gameplay in College Football 26 Saturday Down South.
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