We're not trying to throw shade at Nico Iamaleava here, but it's safe to say his decision to leave Tennessee to play for the UCLA Bruins backfired. The Bruins went 3-9 on the season and it was a year to forget for Nico in the Big Ten.
With the Bruins firing head coach DeShaun Foster early in the season, there was speculation that Iamaleava would once again decide to pack his bags and enter the transfer portal. Since then, however, Bob Chesney has been hired and he's injected some excitement into the program. So much, it looks like Iamaleava isn't going anywhere, as the former Tennessee quarterback has agreed to a new deal with the Bruins:
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.