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Nico Iamaleava recaps first career win

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2 years ago

January 2, 2024

Freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava made his first collegiate start for Tennessee in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl versus Iowa.

Iamaleava completed 12-of-19 passing attempts for 151 passing yards and one passing touchdown. He also totaled 15 rushing attempts for 27 yards and three touchdowns.

Iamaleava was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.

He met with media following the contest and recapped his performance.

“Felt great,” Iamaleava said. “Finally, to play a whole game, I have not done that in a while. Felt good to get back out there and get my feet wet.

“I am proud of the guys and how they played. The receivers played a tremendous game, and o-line did good. Receivers did good. I still think there is a lot of room for us to get better.”

Iamaleava became the fourth true freshman quarterback to start a bowl game for Tennessee in program history, joining Tyler Bray (2010 Music City Bowl versus North Carolina), Casey Clausen (2001 Cotton Bowl versus Kansas State) and Peyton Manning (1994 Gator Bowl versus Virginia Tech).

PHOTOS: Tennessee defeats Iowa in 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

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Carmen Bricillo, Shea Tierney joining Brian Daboll with Tennessee Titans

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11 hours ago

January 28, 2026

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Carmen Bricillo, Shea Tierney joining Brian Daboll with Tennessee Titans

Former New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll, now offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans, appears to be getting the band back together with his new team.

Former Giants offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo and quarterback coach Shea Tierney are reportedly set to join Daboll with the Titans.

Those hoping Bricillo, who did a good job with the Giants the last two seasons, would return will be disappointed. After Todd Monken was named head coach of the Cleveland Browns and hired former Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach George Warhop, some hoped Bricillo would consider a return to the Giants.

New Giants head coach John Harbaugh, of course, wanted Monken to become his offensive coordinator. That was expected to happen if the Browns had not hired him to be their head coach. Warhop was expected to follow Monken to New York, as well.

Harbaugh, who has already brought a bevy of former Ravens coaches to the Giants, will now have to pivot at two vital offensive positions.

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Mississippi State visits Pauldo and No. 15 Tennessee

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23 hours ago

January 28, 2026

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Mississippi State visits Pauldo and No. 15 Tennessee

Mississippi State Bulldogs (15-6, 2-5 SEC) at Tennessee Lady Volunteers (14-3, 6-0 SEC)

Knoxville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 15 Tennessee plays Mississippi State after Mia Pauldo scored 21 points in Tennessee’s 60-58 win against the Kentucky Wildcats.

The Lady Volunteers are 8-0 on their home court. Tennessee is sixth in the SEC scoring 79.4 points while shooting 41.7% from the field.

The Bulldogs have gone 2-5 against SEC opponents. Mississippi State averages 79.3 points and has outscored opponents by 16.6 points per game.

Tennessee scores 79.4 points, 16.7 more per game than the 62.7 Mississippi State gives up. Mississippi State averages 19.1 more points per game (79.3) than Tennessee gives up (60.2).

The Lady Volunteers and Bulldogs match up Thursday for the first time in SEC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pauldo is shooting 34.0% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Volunteers, while averaging 12.2 points. Talaysia Cooper is averaging 12.3 points, 3.3 assists and three steals over the past 10 games.

Favour Nwaedozi is scoring 13.2 points per game and averaging 10.4 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Madison Francis is averaging 14.7 points and 8.5 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Volunteers: 9-1, averaging 78.5 points, 38.5 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 10.9 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.3 points per game.

Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 80.5 points, 40.1 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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East Tennessee school closures and delays for Wednesday

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1 day ago

January 27, 2026

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East Tennessee school closures and delays for Wednesday

This week’s winter storm that covered streets in ice and a dusting of snow was enough to close schools for a couple days.

But what about Wednesday, Jan. 28, as temperatures remain frigid in East Tennessee?

Knoxville and East Tennessee high temperatures will only be on the cusp of freezing or below at least through Jan. 31, according to the National Weather Service. The highest temperature Knoxville will see all week is 35 degrees.

KCS operates with safety at the top of mind, Superintendent Jon Rysewyk said, and if it’s hazardous for some students then KCS isn’t going to risk opening the schools.