Overview
- After an NIL dispute led Nico Iamaleava to leave Tennessee for UCLA, a rare “pseudo-trade” followed with Joey Aguilar transferring from UCLA to Knoxville.
- Aguilar is 2-0 with 535 passing yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions in six quarters, and Tennessee ranks top five nationally in scoring and total offense.
- Georgia visits Neyland Stadium ranked No. 3, and the Bulldogs have won eight straight in the series dating back to 2016.
- Kirby Smart praised Aguilar’s arm talent, and Josh Heupel emphasized a team-first standard while commending Aguilar’s leadership.
- Jose Aguilar thanked Iamaleava for the sequence and said Tennessee “won the trade,” as UCLA started 0-2 with Iamaleava committing key turnovers.