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Iamaleava completed 16 of 28 passes at Arkansas and was 13-for-21 at Oklahoma, including a 66-yard touchdown to Dont’e Thornton in the first half.
He set a Tennessee passing record for a half when he had 314 yards and three touchdowns in the first half against Chattanooga on August 31. He had 276 total yards and three total touchdowns against North Carolina State and 173 yards and a touchdown against Kent State.
Napier described Iamaleava looking like a quarterback that is still early in his career, with just six starts under his belt.
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Billy Napier on Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava: ‘He’s a unicorn’
by:
Grant Ramey
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10/11/24
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The numbers certainly haven’t jumped off the page the last two times out for Nico Iamaleava. Tennessee redshirt freshman quarterback passed fro 156 yards in the loss at Arkansas on Saturday, after throwing for 194 yards two weeks earlier in the win at Oklahoma.
Still, Florida coach Billy Napier knows exactly what his Gators are facing when they line up opposite of Iamaleava Saturday night at Neyland Stadium.
“He is a unicorn,” Napier said this week. “This guy is 6-6. I don’t know how much he weighs but he is a big, athletic — he is ripping balls in the outside third, 15, 20 yards deep. He is throwing all the vertical shots. He has a big-time arm. He is accurate. He can escape, extend.”
