Nico Iamaleava is the greatest quarterback in college football history.
Based off a four-game sample size, of course.
Since the former five-star signee took over Tennessee’s starting role in January’s Citrus Bowl against Iowa, the Volunteers are 4-0 by the average score of 57-3. Two of his four triumphs have come at the expense of ranked opponents, but it’s hard to label the Hawkeyes, UTC, N.C. State and Kent State as murderers’ row.
The 6-foot-6, 215-pound redshirt freshman hasn’t even played a road game, winning twice inside Neyland Stadium and twice at a neutral site, but his fifth career start will be his most challenging yet this Saturday night when the No. 6 Vols travel to No. 15 Oklahoma.
It’s a prime-time showdown on ABC, which will surely play up the fact Tennessee fourth-year coach Josh Heupel is a former Oklahoma quarterback and quarterbacks coach, and it’s the first game for the Sooners as a Southeastern Conference member against a league opponent.