In case you all haven't been listening for the last several days, Univ of Tennessee QB Nico Irrelevant (red shirt soph) that was paid $8mil before ever playing a down for UT, has left the team and entered the Portal which is just now open.
This genius had a lack luster '24 season and before the Spring Game last Saturday, skipped practice and 'held out' for more money. Essentially, he was wanting $4mil per year vice the $2.4 or whatever they had agreed to 3 years ago.
Now there is even talk that Nico and a bunch of other players from CFP teams were considering striking or whatever you want to call it before the playoffs because there was a belief that the NIL deals they inked were only for regular season games.
Late this afternoon, there is rumor that Nico is going to UCLA. But that news comes after several higher profile programs took a pass. Notably Oregon and UNC. UNC being higher profile due to new HC.
Guy has taken a huge gamble by: a. showing his backside to the nation; b. picking a time to transfer after all the QBs were bought in December; and c. not living up to the hype that got him his first NIL deal.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/44682773/nico-iamaleava-transfer-portal-fit-qb-options-tennessee-market
https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3542983/nico-iamaleava-has-zero-market-according-to-power-4-general-managers