Nico Iamaleava transferred from Tennessee to UCLA back in April, and it’s been fairly apparent he would be starting for the Bruins. The question of who would succeed Iamaleava in Knoxville went unanswered until Sunday.

No. 24 Tennessee has decided on its new starting quarterback. Joey Aguilar, who transferred in from UCLA following the departure of Nico Iamaleava, will lead the offense onto the field when the Vols open their season against Syracuse in Atlanta on Aug. 30, the program announced.

The Nico Iamaleava NIL escapade at Tennessee ended up in, basically, a trade. Iamaleava left the program over a monetary dispute. He transferred to UCLA. And Aguilar transferred from UCLA to Tennessee.