Where is Nico heading? How much will he make? Imagine him joining coach Bill Belichick at North Carolina?
The saga of quarterback Nico Iamaleava leaving Tennessee and transferring to UCLA is the defining moment of the spring, and it put the frenzy and interest of the NCAA’s transfer portal in a spotlight.
The portal — and the player movement that it allows — threatens to destroy college football, critics say. Proponents trumpet the ability to turn around a program in a year’s time, instead of four or five years.
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It is an offseason lightning rod that is part of broadcast. But if you want to compete or win a national title, the data from last season says that high school recruiting remains the essence of programs.
