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Tennessee fans emphatically react to ‘magnificent’ start from Nico Iamaleava at Citrus Bowl

Ethan Stone

By Ethan Stone

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The Nico Iamaleava era is here, Tennessee fans.

The former 5-star prospect has been a smooth operator throughout the Vols’ start to the Citrus Bowl against No. 17 Iowa. Some penalties and receiver errors kept the Vols from moving the chains on offense early, but it didn’t take long for the true freshman QB to find the end zone.

And Iamaleava did it with his legs, rushing the rock into the end zone from 18 yards out to give the Vols a 7-0 lead at the start of the 2nd quarter. Check it out below:

Tennessee fans immediately took to social media to voice their excitement for Iamaleava, whose start has been highly-anticipated since it was announced that Joe Milton will be moving on to the NFL Draft.

And with how the former 5-star prospect has looked thus far against a strong Iowa defense, it’s hard to blame those in Knoxville for this reaction.

Check out some of the best reaction to Iamaleava’s strong start below:

Ethan Stone

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

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