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Nico Iamaleava reportedly making the trip to Athens for Georgia game amidst injury concerns
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Nico Iamaleava is expected to be with the team on Saturday night for Tennessee’s top-15 showdown with Georgia despite spending multiple days in concussion protocol this week.
Here’s video of Iamaleava boarding Tennessee’s team bus on Friday afternoon, via Rick Russo:
The Vols are on their way to Georgia and that includes QB Nico Iamaleava who boarded the buses with the team on the UT Campus this afternoon #GBO @wvlt @WVLTSports @Vol_Football pic.twitter.com/25iWrvHl58
— Rick Russo (@wvltrick) November 15, 2024
Iamaleava did not play in the second half of Tennessee’s win over Mississippi State last weekend due to a concussion. Josh Heupel has expressed optimism about his condition throughout the week, but Iamaleava has been officially listed as questionable on the first 2 SEC-mandated availability reports released by Tennessee.
It’s possible Iamaleava could still be held out of the game this weekend, but making the trip to Athens would seem to be a good indicator that he’ll be able to play on Saturday night vs. the Bulldogs.
Tennessee and Georgia will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday night. The Vols are currently a 9.5-point underdog to Georgia, per the latest lines from most Tennessee sports betting apps.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
