In April, Tennessee starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava entered the transfer portal after he and Tennessee couldn’t agree on a new NIL deal. The situation put the Volunteers in a difficult position. Tennessee didn’t have another experienced quarterback on its roster.

The Tennessee Volunteers made headlines across the country this offseason with the departure of Nico Iamaleava on the weekend of the spring game. Naturally, that sent Tennessee's coaching staff into a scramble mode to find a veteran option to come in and compete with talented but unproven players

Joey Aguilar could've been bitter that he was tossed aside by UCLA. Instead, he's ecstatic to be Tennessee's quarterback.