You just knew that Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel was going to be asked about former 5-star Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava at SEC Media Days. This offseason, countless headlines were written when Iamaleava entered the transfer portal.
Not only that, but Iamaleava reportedly ghosted the team, which included him being a no-show for a practice leading up to the Spring Game. After Iamaleava helped lead UT to the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history, it was a shame things ended that way.
When Iamaleava was brought up, Heupel took the high road and didn't throw any shade at the quarterback whatsoever.