Paul Finebaum Sounds Alarm: Which Major Program Faces a Crisis Heading Into 2025?
So, here’s a real kicker for Tennessee fans and college football junkies alike—what happens when your starting quarterback not only hits the transfer portal but goes on a springtime sit-out, reportedly angling for a fatter NIL bag? Enter Nico Iamaleava, who left the Volunteers’ nest for UCLA, leaving Josh Heupel staring down a quarterback carousel that’s less “elite SEC talent” and more “serviceable at best.” Paul Finebaum, the SEC oracle we all love to quote, didn’t mince words Monday morning: Tennessee’s quarterback situation is shaky, and with a brutal schedule that includes Georgia, Alabama, and Oklahoma, the “Rocky Top” climb could get a lot steeper real fast. But here’s the twist—Finebaum also calls this NIL-era quarterback holdout an inflection point in college football history. Is it just another transfer, or a harbinger of how power dynamics between players and programs will forever shift? Something tells me Tennessee’s 2025 season will answer a few of those heavy questions… unless the Volunteers’ home crowd can pull some magic out of thin air.
Paul Finebaum identified an obvious SEC program in trouble following a significant spring loss.
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