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9 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

This doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, but for my own information. As a PWO does he even have to enter the transfer portal? can't he just enroll/unenroll like a normal student since he's not on scholarship?

Reid Watkins transfer portal

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I think it's an advertising play - letting everyone know he's available for a scholarship offer

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Posted
22 hours ago, Jimmy Two Times said:

Not Texas, but interesting transfer news. Iamaleava to UCLA. 

 

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Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is expected to transfer to UCLA, a source briefed on the process said.

Iamaleava officially entered the transfer portal Wednesday with a “do not contact” label. He left Tennessee last week after attempts to rework his contract with a Tennessee name, image and likeness (NIL) collective went publi

He initially committed to Tennessee in March 2022, shortly after signing an NIL deal with Spyre Sports, Tennessee’s collective, that paid him more than $8 million over four years. Entering the final year of that contract, Iamaleava’s representatives were seeking a raise to around $4 million ahead of the 2025 season, a person briefed on the matter said.

The Iamaleavas also sought assurances that Tennessee would improve its offensive line and receiving corps this offseason.

Tennessee was unwilling to meet the financial demands dating back to the 30-day winter portal window in December. On Friday, a day before Tennessee’s spring game, Iamaleava was absent from practice.

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said Saturday he elected to move on without Iamaleava when he hadn’t received any correspondence from Iamaleava or his representatives by the end of practice.

“No one is bigger than the Power T,” Heupel said. “Including me.”

Iamaleava quarterbacked Tennessee to a 10-3 record and a College Football Playoff appearance as a first-year starter last season. He threw for 2,616 yards and 19 touchdowns with five interceptions in 2024, his second season in Knoxville. Just six of those touchdown passes came in six games against SEC teams that qualified for bowls.

His decision to transfer came at an unusual time. The majority of players who enter the transfer portal during the 10-day spring window that opened Wednesday do so after seeing a narrow path to playing time in the fall. Iamaleava, who was the established starter at Tennessee, will almost certainly head to UCLA with the intention of starting.

Heupel said Tennessee, which has just two scholarship quarterbacks remaining on the roster, will be taking an additional quarterback out of the transfer portal this offseason. Graduate transfers can enter the portal at any time and non-graduates in the portal can commit at any time, but they must enter the portal by the time the window closes on April 25.

 

Iamaleava was one of the best prospects to enter the portal in the spring window, but the Volunteers’ open spot and ability to pay near the top of the market could entice some quarterbacks who had no intention of entering the portal a week ago to do so.

Meanwhile, Iamaleava, a native of Long Beach, Calif., is now expected to head closer to home as a key building block for second-year coach Deshaun Foster, who took over at UCLA last offseason after coach Chip Kelly left to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator.

The Bruins went 5-7 but closed with four wins in their final six games. The Bruins added Appalachian State transfer quarterback Joey Aguilar this offseason to an offense that ranked 95th in yards per play.

Foster hired first-time play caller Tino Sunseri as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in January. He replaced former Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Football Team offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who Foster fired at the end of his first season in Westwood. Sunseri worked as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Indiana last year, helping Kurtis Rourke lead the Hoosiers to the College Football Playoff.

This is a developing story. More to come.

 

With a last name like that, I wouldn't expect him to stay put at any school for very long

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Posted
53 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

I haven't kept with UCLA football, but how on earth do they find themselves in dire need of an inaccurate head case at QB? 

1. Chip Kelly literally stopped recruiting years before he left. 2. UCLA does not have competitive NIL funds, lost its starting QB to graduation and backup to Maryland, was going into this season looking to start an inaccurate former App State QB. 3. DeShaun Foster looks to be on a fast track to a short tenure, if the UCLA admin cares enough to fire him in a few years, and he needs talent. The roster is very very poor. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Gut Wagon said:

I haven't kept with UCLA football, but how on earth do they find themselves in dire need of an inaccurate head case at QB? 

Who's our 4th string qb? He can't be much worse.

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UCLA is also like Miami in that its a great city with lots to do. If a team is winning then they can sell tickets to casuals. But the Rose Bowl is 45 minutes away from UCLA campus, more like an hour 15 on Saturdays. So it doesnt lend itself to a culture of student attendance and school spirit, which is what keeps college football programs sustainable 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Gut Wagon said:

I haven't kept with UCLA football, but how on earth do they find themselves in dire need of an inaccurate head case at QB? 

First, they made a roux hired DeShaun Foster as their head coach . . . . 

Posted
25 minutes ago, texifornia said:

I think it's an advertising play - letting everyone know he's available for a scholarship offer

Good luck to him.  If he can get playing time at a smaller program with a respected academic/grad reputation he'll be in great shape.  Maybe Cal? I hear they're looking for a RB.  Jk

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Posted
40 minutes ago, cmontexas said:

UCLA is also like Miami in that its a great city with lots to do. If a team is winning then they can sell tickets to casuals. But the Rose Bowl is 45 minutes away from UCLA campus, more like an hour 15 on Saturdays. So it doesnt lend itself to a culture of student attendance and school spirit, which is what keeps college football programs sustainable 

Also, almost nobody in SoCal cares about football. You'll find plenty of baseball and basketball fans, but football, pro and college, is a big fat "meh."

It's even worse in the high school ranks, schools are having problems even fielding a team. My son's former school, 2000 students strong, has entire years where literally zero players come in from middle school. Other high schools just plain shut down their teams, which is how his school was still able to field one -- through transfers.

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Also, almost nobody in SoCal cares about football. You'll find plenty of baseball and basketball fans, but football, pro and college, is a big fat "meh."

It's even worse in the high school ranks, schools are having problems even fielding a team. My son's former school, 2000 students strong, has entire years where literally zero players come in from middle school. Other high schools just plain shut down their teams, which is how his school was still able to field one -- through transfers.

I have lived in LA county for 10-ish of the last 27 years and there is practically zero chance that I would have wanted to play football if I had grown up there. Surfing & soccer would have been my sports with a small chance of tennis.

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Posted
17 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Also, almost nobody in SoCal cares about football. You'll find plenty of baseball and basketball fans, but football, pro and college, is a big fat "meh."

It's even worse in the high school ranks, schools are having problems even fielding a team. My son's former school, 2000 students strong, has entire years where literally zero players come in from middle school. Other high schools just plain shut down their teams, which is how his school was still able to field one -- through transfers.

Yea sports is different out here.  The local junior high has no organized teams.  You’re not gonna see entire towns shutting down and caravaning to another small town for Friday night lights.  Too many transplants way too much to do

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Posted
7 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Yea sports is different out here.  The local junior high has no organized teams.  You’re not gonna see entire towns shutting down and caravaning to another small town for Friday night lights.  Too many transplants way too much to do

I grew up in Marin. People like USC and Oregon football on TV and care about Cal - Stanford but in high school the Drake - Redwood water polo game under the lights was a bigger deal than most of the football games. Suburban Californians don't want their kids getting CTE.

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Posted
4 minutes ago, texifornia said:

I grew up in Marin. People like USC and Oregon football on TV and care about Cal - Stanford but in high school the Drake - Redwood water polo game under the lights was a bigger deal than most of the football games. Suburban Californians don't want their kids getting CTE.

It's been a while since I lived out there but things were heading in that direction even 30 years ago.

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7 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

I tried to listen to Coffee and Football for an update on transfers and I lasted until I heard Gerry use the phrase “and you can rub that cream on your butthole” when advertising a product. That is word for word what he said. 

So can someone just summarize for me where we stand with guys? 

We love them and if that makes you not want to listen you’re a pussy 

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Posted
13 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

I tried to listen to Coffee and Football for an update on transfers and I lasted until I heard Gerry use the phrase “and you can rub that cream on your butthole” when advertising a product. That is word for word what he said. 

So can someone just summarize for me where we stand with guys? 

Legit LOL

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I know Gerry is legit funny and quick witted in real life but he definitely holds back or censors himself on air. Most of the time he’ll deliver the most timid or watered down “burn” on an adversary  and Bobby and Blake are all….  
 

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Posted
19 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

I tried to listen to Coffee and Football for an update on transfers and I lasted until I heard Gerry use the phrase “and you can rub that cream on your butthole” when advertising a product. That is word for word what he said. 

So can someone just summarize for me where we stand with guys? 

Sounds like you have a stick up yours.

Posted (edited)
57 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

All hands on deck to land Lavon

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He needs to get on the Tvondre diet, probably doesn’t need to gain 120lbs but 30-45 would be ideal 

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Posted
1 hour ago, texifornia said:

I grew up in Marin. People like USC and Oregon football on TV and care about Cal - Stanford but in high school the Drake - Redwood water polo game under the lights was a bigger deal than most of the football games. Suburban Californians don't want their kids getting CTE.

Yeah, people up there DO actually care about football. 49ers, Raiders, The Game, etc. It's not like Texas at all (who is?), but not near the levels of apathy down south here.

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1 hour ago, Newy25 said:

I tried to listen to Coffee and Football for an update on transfers and I lasted until I heard Gerry use the phrase “and you can rub that cream on your butthole” when advertising a product. That is word for word what he said. 

So can someone just summarize for me where we stand with guys? 

Wow, Dr. Brett Robin has become radical

Posted
1 minute ago, BurgleBro said:

He fucking sucked and im glad I'll never see him in the uniform kicking ever again

You won’t say it to his face 

1 minute ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Tx state kid. In the bag 

lol better be unless Arch can kick FG’s after he scores 

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Football out here isn’t as bad as being said in here.  Highschool ball is still competitive with a lot of great athletes and packed stands. Yeah it dies a translate to college because traffic fucking blows and skid row outside the stadiums. But there’s some good teams here that pack the stands.  

1 minute ago, D3zii said:

You won’t say it to his face 

lol better be unless Arch can kick FG’s after he scores 

We are going for 2 every TD 

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He lost my respect when he wouldn’t cut his hair like Ewers did. If you want all the attention, if you want to make it all about you, you better be able to deliver when it counts. He couldn’t. 

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Posted
13 minutes ago, LebongJames said:

I hope you are 22 or younger. He had a rough year. 

He cost us in a potential all time season and hampered the offensive decision making in a title run.

Good riddance.   Let's go Stone. 

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