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Why did Joey Aguilar transfer from UCLA to Tennessee? Explaining the QB 'trade' with Nico Iamaleava

In April 2025, the college football world was shocked when Tennessee star quarterback Nico Iamaleava announced he was entering the transfer portal, then committed to UCLA. Iamaleava was coming off a 10-3 season where he led the Volunteers to the College Football Playoff. After transferring to the Bruins, UCLA quarterback Joey Aguilar went the other way, committing to Tennessee a day later.

Since then, it has been known as college football's "quarterback trade," with Iamaleava and Aguilar switching places. So far, Aguilar has been the better of the two, throwing for five touchdowns in two games with the 2-0 Volunteers.

Through two games, the Volunteers have the four

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