McCallan Castles explains plan for gloves that caught Nico Iamaleava’s first career TD

There are some fans in Knoxville are resting a lot on Nico Iamaleava being a Heisman-caliber QB at the University of Tennessee.

The former 5-star prospect certainly has talent. It’s just UConn, but he flashed some of that potential last Saturday, throwing his first career collegiate touchdown pass to TE McCallan Castles.

Here’s the score:

? NICO’S FIRST TOUCHDOWN ? pic.twitter.com/gPFF9u7aGM

— gmannVOLS (@gmannVOLS) November 4, 2023

Castles, a UC Davis transfer, met with media on Monday afternoon following a strong performance with 4 receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown.

He told reporters that he kept the touchdown gloves and even asked Iamaleava to sign them. He’ll be hanging those up in his house soon.

McCallan Castles says that he kept his touchdown-scoring drive gloves and had quarterback Nico Iamaleava sign them afterward.

Says they’ll be hanging up in his house for a while.

— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) November 6, 2023

Probably not a bad call.

Tennessee football has had a strong year, but no signature wins. That could change this weekend against Mizzou or next weekend in Knoxville against Georgia.

It’ll take a lot to down the Tigers in CoMo, though. Brady Cook and the Tigers’ passing attack can wreak havoc on Tennessee’s secondary. How will Tennessee’s defensive line perform?

Bringing pressure to Cook and forcing mistakes is a must for the Vols this Saturday on CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.