Nico Iamaleava keeps learning the grass isn’t always greener after Tennessee exit

It’s safe to say that the ‘offseason trade’ has 100 percent been won by Tennessee football. Things are flying for the Vols to start the new season, as following the 72-17 win over East Tennessee State, UT is 2-0 heading into the highly-anticipated showdown with Georgia. Joey Aguilar is cooking.

The same can’t be said for UCLA and signal-caller Nico Iamaleava. On Saturday night, the Bruins looked sharp in the second half, with Nico playing well to get his team in a position to potentially improve to 1-1.

However, on the final drive and UCLA looking to tie things up or go for the win, Iamaleava had a pass deflected up front and a game-ending interception was posted. With that, the Bruins are 0-2, which no one expected with the former 5-star signee taking over the offense:…

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