In the whole Tennessee Vols and Nico Iamaleava breakup situation, we never heard the boy’s story. Disbanded by Josh Heupel and staff, where Vols painted him as the “CFB’s villain” for chasing more NIL money, in a QB swap at UCLA, he actually never uttered a word as to what happened. People were quick to judge and call him greedy outright. So, Joel Klatt grew a soft side for him and, on his behalf, narrated his side of the story.

On Klatt’s namesake show , FOX’s Colin Cowherd said, “He didn’t chase the dollars at UCLA. He said it was family, but in the end, he basically – the family, offended Tennessee, and Tennessee said stop sign – out.” That sentiment set the table for Klatt to finally explain what so many around the sport had speculated but never heard directly. Klatt’s de

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