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Iamaleava watch begins

The wait for where former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava plays this fall in his college career continued Wednesday as the spring transfer portal opened.

UCLA is among the schools interested in Iamaleava, but not for nearly the money he was asking for from Tennessee, sources told ESPN. One source said UCLA was content to “sit tight” while Iamaleava considered his options.

Sources told ESPN that Iamaleava wanted at least $4 million from Tennessee and that what UCLA was prepared to offer him wasn’t remotely close to that figure.

Iamaleava, a redshirt sophomore, officially entered the transfer portal Wednesday with a do not contact tag.

Iamaleava was earning $2.4 million at Tennessee under the contract he signed with Spyre Sports Group, the Tennessee-based collective, when he was still in high school. It’s a deal that would have paid him in the $10 million range had he stayed four years at Tennessee.

Sooners land ex-Cal back

Former California running back Jaydn Ott is transferring to Oklahoma.

The Sooners announced that Ott has signed with the program as a graduate transfer. Ott was severely limited last season after injuring his ankle in the season opener and was held to 385 yards on 116 carries with four TD runs and an average of only 3.3 yards per carry.

But Ott was one of the most dynamic runners in college football the previous two seasons and will be a key piece of Oklahoma’s offense following a down season in 2024.

From Mirror, wire reports