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Nicholaus Iamaleava received scholarship offers in volleyball long before he picked up his first offer in football. Iamaleava is ranked by some volleyball analysts as the top high school volleyball prospect in the country. He played varsity volleyball as a freshman at Long Beach Poly – one of the top high school teams in the country. Iamaleava transferred from Poly to Downey (Calif.) Warren before the start of his junior season. His older brother, Matt, was a high school All-American in volleyball at Poly and is now at Long Beach State. His sister, Nicaylah, is playing volleyball at Cypress College. Overall, Iamaleava has seven siblings, and all are standouts at one level or another. His parents are Nic and Marleinna Iamaleava. His mother was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer at the end of 2020 and the community rallied to raise thousands of dollars to support her fight against the disease. Iamaleava plans on majoring in business. He lists his hobbies as playing video games and training his dogs.

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Saturday night, Tennessee redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava will lead the Vols into their first ever playoff game as the Vols play Ohio

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(Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) hugs offensive coordinator Joey Halzle after Tennessee's game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.

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Tennessee football and Ohio State are set to meet on the gridiron this Saturday in the opening round of the College Football Playoff. The Vols will

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(Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel talks to Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) on the sideline during a game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.

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Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee Volunteers overcame a slow start to take the lead ahead of halftime over Vanderbilt, and the quarterback let

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(Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) walks off the field after the win over Kentucky after an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn.

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(Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Tennessee wide receiver Chas Nimrod (81) is taken down by Georgia inside linebacker E.J. Lightsey (25) and Georgia inside linebacker Smael Mondon, Jr. (2) during a football game between Tennessee and Georgia at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023.

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The Tennessee Volunteers are going into one of the biggest games of the 2024 season when they travel to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. It's

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There was big injury news coming out of Tennessee on Saturday as quarterback Nico Iamaleava sat out the second half vs. Mississippi State. Gaston

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(Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) during a college football game between Tennessee and Mississippi State at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024.

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