Iamaleava, the returning starter at Tennessee, left the team on the eve of the spring game due a reported NIL dispute, and eventually transferred to UCLA. The former five-star recruit’s departure was one of the stories of the offseason in college football.

The new Bruins quarterback disputed reports about the reasons behind his dramatic departure from Knoxville and discussed his perspective on what happened.

Nico Iamaleava wore a UCLA blue suit on Big Ten Network as his Tennessee highlights played on the monitor. Here's what he said at Big Ten media days.