Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava will lose close to $1 million in his new NIL deal after transferring to UCLA. College football commentator Greg McElroy talked about Iamaleava's shortsighted decision on his podcast,

Iamaleava also confirmed his commitment to the Bruins in a post on Instagram. "My journey at UT has come to an end," Iamaleava wrote. "This decision was incredibly difficult, and truthfully, not something I expected to make this soon.

ESPN's Chris Low reported Monday that new Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar is joining the Volunteers on a NIL deal worth roughly $1.2 million. That's half of what Tennessee was set to pay former signal-caller Nico Iamaleava.