Nico Iamaleava's brother Madden Iamaleava thrown into NIL buyout crosshairs after also switching to UCLA

Nearly two weeks have passed since Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel stated Nico Iamaleava would not return to the Participants next season Shortly after the announcement the quarterback revealed he was transferring to UCLA for the season The new Bruins quarterback now appears to have a foreseen backup he's familiar with CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMMadden Iamaleava Nico's brother is also reportedly heading to Los Angeles On revealed the younger Iamaleava intends to switch his commitment from Arkansas to UCLA UCLA QUARTERBACK JOEY AGUILAR TRANSFERS TO TENNESSEE AFTER NICO IAMALEAVA'S MOVE FROM VOLS TO BRUINS REPORTNico was slotted by Sports at No among high school quarterbacks as a four-star recruit But Iamaleava's decision against suiting up for Arkansas could have serious ramifications According to Front Office Sports Arkanas' name image and likeness NIL collective issued a pair of demand letters to players requesting the fulfillment of buyout clauses Arkansas s NIL collective has sent two demand letters to players asking to fulfill buyout clauses source tells Front Office Sports a reporter from the outlet wrote on X The AD s comments the day before were referring to multiple players who left before NIL contracts expired including Madden Iamaleava Arkansas is seeking an estimated from Madden Iamaleava according to the account Heupel disclosed Nico's decision to skip practice during his name image and likeness NIL contract negotiations with Tennessee led to the split Nico Iamaleava was making million on an NIL contract But when he signed it it was revealed to be worth an estimated million Iamaleava received the initial payment when he was still enrolled in high school ESPN informed the total value of the deal could have reached nearly million Iamaleava finished the season with the Participants with passing yards and touchdowns against five interceptions UCLA finished the campaign with a disappointing - record after the Bruins' first season in the Big Ten Conference Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter