Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is officially on the move, departing the Volunteers program after skipping spring practices in pursuit of a more lucrative NIL deal.

Iamaleava reportedly aimed for a $4 million NIL payday in the portal, although a number of big programs have now dropped out. The latest program to drop out of the Iamaleava sweepstakes was Tulane, which joins a list that includes North Carolina, USC and Texas Tech.

While reports have stated that Iamaleava was seeking an increase in his NIL deal from $2.2 million to $4 million, Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports spoke to a "close family friend" of Iamaleava's father, Nic, who denied claims that Iamaleava pushed for more NIL money.