Nico Iamaleava has quickly become the face of college football's NIL era for all the wrong reasons, but unfortunately for the former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback it's likely because of some bad advice from someone very close to him.

Nico Iamaleava has learned in recent days. He had a $2.4 million NIL bird in the hand in Knoxville. His effort to beat the bushes for $4 million caused the bird in his hand to fly away. With North Carolina reportedly out and only Tulane and UCLA currently linked to Iamaleava,

Iamaleava’s name will go down in college football history as one that created a turning point for players, in multiple ways.