Nico Iamaleava appears to have a new home.
After a messy end to his Tennessee tenure that came to a head last week, Iamaleava now is expected to transfer to UCLA, according to multiple reports.
FS1 host Colin Cowherd was the first to break the news of the transfer.
Iamaleava skipped the Volunteers’ practice on Friday — one day before the team’s spring game — after he reportedly sought to get a better name, image and likeness (NIL) deal.
However, Tennessee did not seem willing to give in, and Iamaleava entered the transfer portal, which opened Wednesday.
Iamaleava threw for 2,616 yards and 19 touchdowns as Tennessee made the expanded College Football Playoff as the No. 9 seed, only to get trounced by Ohio State in the first round.
Now, Iamaleava, a Long Beach, Calif. native, goes back to his home state.
This story will be updated