Tennessee Vols redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava left UT’s 33-14 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs this past weekend due to an “upper body” injury.
Iamaleava was replaced in the second half by redshirt senior quarterback Gaston Moore.
Vols head coach Josh Heupel said after the game that he anticipates having Iamaleava available for Tennessee’s matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs this upcoming weekend.
Heupel commented further on Iamaleava’s injury during The Josh Heupel Show .
“Doctors, or really the trainer, just told me it was a precautionary measure, second half they wanted to hold him [out],” said Heupel. “I feel like he’ll be ready to roll next week in Athens. It was a physical football game. A bunch of guys that in a conference game get dinged up. We’re going to need everybody to get back healthy for that one.”
Iamaleava passed for 174 yards and two touchdowns before exiting Tennessee’s win against Mississippi State.
The Vols are now 8-1 on the season. They’ll head to Athens on Saturday for a showdown that could essentially eliminate Georgia from the College Football Playoff.