If Nico didn't like the system, why did he come here in the first place? He had a good look at it in 2022, with Hendon Hooker, during his recruitment.
.... and why did he go all the way through spring practice? He could have entered the portal in December and transferred wherever he wanted and had immediate eligibility - including within the SEC.
The Iamaleava camp is doing public relations damage control and trying to spin a narrative that Nico's skipping practice on Friday wasn't all about money and greed .... but that just doesn't make any sense.
They were well aware of the talent on the roster and the system that we would be running. If those things were truly the issue, he would have transferred after the CFP loss like Carson Beck did.
The only thing that makes sense is that they wanted more money, and they thought that Tennessee would cave in to their demands.