‘In the back direction, we are good “: Tennessee Sources Review Nico Yamaleava Saga, hug Joey Aguilar as better suitable

People around Tennessee The football program would be publicly denied him, but several closely follow Nico Imaleava’s Weekly slider from grace on UCLA. “There are some who surely pay attention,” said Source Tennessee.

Even those who do not keep up because, like another program program, “you don’t have to look, because Twitter is whole.”

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It is currently Tennessee who succeeds – with revenge. Voe 22 Vols is 2-0 in front of the domestic calculation with no. 6 Georgia. Probably the biggest catalyst for that hot start player is to later appoint Tennessee’s Wonkey “Trade” This spring with ucl.

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A one-time secondary school in the middle star, Joey Aguilar He threw 535 meters and 5 touchdown against without interception with the end of 66.1%. Last week, VOLS helped in the program-record 72 points against East Tennessee.

Trompartbach who declared the attitude of the front team for the fight against fighting. UCLA sits at 0-2 with losses in Utah and UNVV. Iamaalea is not the root cause of bruising, but its statistics through two games – 391 yards, 2 TDS, 2 Ints – do not reflect someone who arrived at college as a five-star recruit with hype ads.

Tenneses seemed to fully accept the aguilated experience. In Knokville, Aguilar – former Juco Prospectus – earned respect for the way he worked until Faculty Football The highest level. Sources around the program describe Aguilar as an elite leader, opposing its vocal style with much more peaceful Yamalea. He said the third Vols was Source Aguilar: “He’s a grown man. He acts like an adult man. So composed.”

Even Aguilar’s grandma’s viral sensation for Tennessee’s worship after cameras caught 82 years cries at the stalls watching her granddaughter.

For Tennessee, at least, it is all part of an unexpected wonderful quartial store – even if they have led months to look like a nightmare.

“We are in the legacy, we are good,” the first Tennessee Source said. “(If someone said),” Would you do that? “I think everyone would like:” We have Joey? He’s the one who’s here? We’re fine. “

“The kids will say that soon because some of them are friends (with NICO). But (Joey) becomes the ball around. He is too stocked with more people. He is more charismable. He is more charismmic.

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There were signs of desired relationships between Tennessee and Yamaleava during the winter.

Yamaleava’s camp approached Vols, which is in front of the winter’s demand for a new job, such as the quarter of salaries of shields across the country. Free Agent KBS Carson Beck (to Miami) and Darien Mensah (that Duke) He scored titles for his new offers, especially Mensah’s two years, $ 8 million. Yamaleava, who was in a lower range of $ 2 million, just led his team to the faculty playoffs in 2024. years. His camp – especially informs about mensah new conditions, “he wanted to see if there was adjustment.

Nothing came from these discussions. But problems would occur occasionally. Yamalawa even skipped the exercise of off-season teams, which raised some eyebrows in Knookville.

“You can feel tense,” said the third Vols source. “I still didn’t believe he would go to spring. I’m going to your younger year and you played well? I talked to someone NFL teams Who could list him in the first round of 2025. years (whether he was a draft) because the class with a neighborhood was weaker. It is physically very talented. ”

Things were still married in April. Tennessee felt the requests from the Yamaleava camp in the spring were still focused on the money. Yamaleava’s camp, by source, wanted more investments from Tennessee in an offensive line and receiver.

As many as several months later, the messages surrounding the reason for tightening are still mixed. Many in Tennessee’s program blame money and an aggressive camp of Yamaleave. The second, and within the program and close to Yamalaeva, say the requirements had much more to do with resources.

However, both sides were expected to remain together 2025. Until the report occurs publicly that Yamaleava considered the research of the portal. Jamalea’s camp was furious; He believed that Tennesesi leaked the story of influence public perception against the three-month time that already ripped the money. Vols is frustrated, this is the question that continued to appear. So, although Yamaalva attended a meeting in its offensive coordinate house less than 12 hours before the final schism and those around him and they insisted that he was happy, Iamaalawa skipped the practice of the next day, insisting his mental break.

Either way, it turned out to be a breaking point and Yamaleava, a A historical recruit signed by a $ 10 million in high school in high schooltransferred from Tennessee after only two seasons.

“It’s really embarrassed because we did everything they really asked and we were so, so she received,” said the third Tennessee source. “I still believe that it was the value we did. The perception of our program was at the same time, Pruett. We moved to the playoff. We thought of the game that we probably had so much value.”

The public nature of Split and time limited the IMaleava options in the portal. Most teams are set in a neighborhood. Those who were not worried in order to add Yamaleava to upset their locker room.

UCLA was a natural point for connecting Yamaleava, because Yamaleava is gender in Los Angeles. But UCLA had only added Aguilar during the winter window for transmission from Appalachian Stateand was designed (and paid) to be a Starter program.

Even after Yamaleava entered the portal, sources say some in UCLA program initially told Aguilar that they did not plan to persevere Yamaleava in the portal. During that time, Yamaleava’s camp was working on his due diligence about what it would be with a bruise. They had questions about the UCLA line and a wide card of the receiver after the camp member attended the practice, the mirror concern about what they left in Knookville.

Despite much public and behind the stuck, Yamaalea has announced its intention to switch to UCLA after eight days in the portal, 20 April.

Aguilar was said at the same time as the rest of his team, through social media.

One day later, Aguilar entered the transmission portal for the second time in less than six months. Vols immediately reached. Tennessee did backchannel work on several other initial starts over FBs, but Aguilar corresponds to what they need. He was an experienced starter, was at his disposal and would not break the bank for a program that has already committed significant resources in the soils in 2026 Overall recruitment of Faizon Brandon..

In a few hours, Aguilar agreed to an agreement for transfer to Tennessee. In an unusual quarterback, Tennessee has preserved significant resources in what would pay Aguilar compared to more than $ 2 million, which he sought to spend on Yamaleava for the 2025 season. Years.

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These are just two games, but you can already see the areas in which Aguilar helped to raise the Tennessee violation.

The best misdemeanor Josh Heupel launches the ball well in his style Veer-and Shoot system and stress vertically. Tennessee did the first part at a very high level with Dylan Sampson last year. The second part proved to be more a fight. Vols is ranked only 96. National in the passage of 20-plus yard. Iamalava ended only 32% of his 20-plus passages and knocked on the field and only 53.8% of them from 10 to 19 meters, according to PFF.

Tennessee is 32. National in Explosive Passers-by, so far, in terms of ranking 125. Nationality in Puda – AGUILAR proves to be much more accurately in the medium (71.3%) and deep (57.1%) areas of field.

“Very stable, and it’s a vow of who he is, who he is,” Heupel said about Aguila that after winning Vols’s week Syracuse. “It’s who he’s like a person … You’re watching a guy who entered both three and a half months – whatever it could have – and you can understand and play as it did, it’s for work.”

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Yamalawa doesn’t play bad for UCLA, in any way. Its KBR ranking 48. It is actually only behind Aguilar at 45. years, and the moculent situation around it is problematic with UCLA ranking lasted four in pressure rate (41.4%).

They noticed that the staff of UCLA was fighting around Yamaleava, a point not lost on them with the way the Iamalea’s camp criticized the roster team at the exit.

“No one wants to fail,” the first tenness source said. “But to say you left here is a good enough isynine. The running game is good. To say you’re leaving because we’re not a talented team and we didn’t have a talent around you is asinine.”

Yamalava has more natural talent than aguilar. Like Player no. 1 was in the 2025 transmission cycle. Years. But those around Knokville are wondering how much that talent actually translates into the field every week.

“Anyone watching football can say,” Yes, one guy has more upside down, “the first source of Tennessee said.” But for whatever reason he hasn’t achieved it yet. “

Maybe Aguilar has a lower ceiling in Knokville than Iamaleava would have. But those around the program are delighted by the way he entered, he built a popular figure in a short time and more than he thought it was in renewal and now seems to be a chance to rebuild.

“I think the fans will give him a little rest, it feels like,” the third source said. “Now no multiple losses some kind of break. I think people are truly rooted for him. They want to be successful. They will be a little understanding.”

CBS Sports’ Richard Johnson contributed to this report