NCAA Breaks Silence on Joey Aguilar’s Legal Battle—What It Means for Tennessee Football
NCAA statement on the Joey Aguilar decision pic.twitter.com/C3EVwc0bEa
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) February 20, 2026
Aguilar’s push for an additional year of eligibility was based on the claim that he had played only three years at the Division I FBS level. The 24-year-old has spent the last seven years playing college football, but his first four seasons were in junior college.
After two years at Appalachian State, Aguilar threw for 3,565 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions with the Volunteers in 2025. Tennessee has been banking on his potential return for the 2026 college football season, only recruiting one quarterback, ex-Colorado starter Ryan Staub, in the transfer portal.

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