Nico Iamaleava Will Be Remembered as the Poster Child of the Era When College Football Lost Its Soul

Nico Iamaleava committed to play football at Tennessee in March of 2022.

That’s when 17-year-old Nico became the embodiment of the NIL era.

Little did we know back then just how much he would come to be defined by the money.

But Iamaleava was Tennessee’s guy.

Except he didn’t want a couple million.

But should anyone really be surprised by this outcome?

You will not find a bigger proponent of college athletes getting paid than me.

For one reason or another, they chose to go to the same school you did.

Nico isn’t the problem.

He’s a symptom.

But it feels different now.