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

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Nearly two weeks have passed since Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel announced Nico Iamaleava would not return to the Volunteers next season. 

Shortly after the announcement, the quarterback revealed he was transferring to UCLA for the 2025 season. 

The new Bruins quarterback now appears to have a potential backup he's familiar with.

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Warren quarterback Madden Iamaleava is under pressure from St. Bonaventure's Jacob Moraga as he fires a pass during the first quarter of the Seraphs' 24-21 win in the CIF-SS Division III championship game Nov. 25, 2023, at Ventura High's Larrabee Stadium. (Joe Lumaya/Special to the Star/USA Today Network)

Madden Iamaleava, Nico's brother, is also reportedly heading to Los Angeles. On3 reported the younger Iamaleava intends to switch his commitment from Arkansas to UCLA.

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Nico was slotted by 247 Sports at No. 22 among 2025 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 yesterday were referring to multiple players who left before NIL contracts expired, including Madden Iamaleava."

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