The now-former Volunteers quarterback had over $2 million coming his way from Tennessee this season before electing to enter the spring transfer portal in hopes of a bigger deal elsewhere.

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster says everyone competes for their jobs every year, so it was natural for the Bruins to sign talented transfer Nico Iamaleava.

However, in order to see improvement, the team has made several major transfer portal additions throughout the offseason, with the best quarterback, Nico Iamaleava, who spent the previous two seasons with the Tennessee Volunteers.