The Vols will open its 2023 campaign on Sept. 2 versus Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee (noon EDT, ABC).
Third-year head coach Josh Heupel met with media following practice and discussed freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava’s ability as a backup.
“I think he’s ready to play at a really high level,” Heupel said. “All the young quarterbacks, it’s different when you get out there, it’s live bullets and you don’t have a red jersey on. Feel really good about where he’s at. Command of our offense, being a really sound decision maker, fundamentally being able to get himself in a good position to be consistently accurate with the ball. I like what he’s done.”
The 6-foot-6, 200-pound Iamaleava came to Tennessee from Warren High School in Downey, California.
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