Things look rocky in ol ‘Rocky Top.
Years ago, the priorities of university football players were their performance in the field and in the classroom. Now, null contracts are preventing players from practicing.
Tennessee’s field marshal, Nico Iamaleva, was absent from the practice of volunteers on Friday, only one day after reports arose that and the program was in the midst of negotiations of null contracts before the spring transfer portal was opened on April 16.
With the next round of transfers chaos approaching in just days, the moment of Iamaleaava is certainly convenient, since it could be great sacrifices throughout the country that can be forced at the hands of volunteers to retain the quarterback.
Reports arose that Iamaleva’s father, Nic, was the driving force behind these negotiations, pressing so that his son obtains more money than his current valuation of $ 3.1 million.
His father denied thesis claims about X, he thought.
Pete Nakos de On3, who originally reported the Iamaleva negotiations to the public, gave him a phone call, he said.
“More games are played outside the field than in the countryside,” said Nic Iamaleva. “Bi7ch Nakos from @on3sports called and asked me directly, I told him that I had no idea what he is talking about. He said his ‘nearby source’ that he trusts in his life from the University of Tennessee realized the information.
While it is not clear if the father is really involved, the absence of Iamaleva in Friday’s practice surely suggests that thesis negotiations are occurring in one way or another.
Iamaleva comes from its second season in which it launched 19 touchdowns and five interceptions, which led to Tennessee to a 10-3 record and a no. 9 ends at the final AP survey of the season.
The Iamaleaava season was not outstanding in any way, as seen with its pedestrian approval numbers and their performance below the average in the defeat of university football playoffs of volunteers before the eventual state of the Ohio national champions, but in the direction of their third year, many expect a great leap.
If you had to get to the portal next week, the list of potential suitors would surely be a length, but not to the point that it would have in the first transfer period, since many teams have their owner ready or are fine in their Quarterback duels.
CBS Sports informs that Tennessee chief coach Josh Heupel has not yet addressed the situation with his staff.