Joey Aguilar has been named the starting quarterback for Tennessee after transferring from UCLA in April. This transfer followed the departure of former Volunteers quarterback Nico Iamaleava to the Bruins, creating a unique quarterback trade scenario. Tennessee coach Josh Heupel praised Aguilar's performance, noting his comfort level with the team's offense in a brief period. Aguilar secured the starting position over redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger, having previously thrown for 3,003 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions last season. Tennessee is set to open its season against Syracuse on August 30.
Aguilar transferred from UCLA to Tennessee in April, a day after former Volunteers quarterback Nico Iamaleava joined the Bruins, in what essentially amounted to a college football quarterback trade.
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel noted Friday that Aguilar was "handling himself extremely well" and praised him for being "extremely comfortable" commanding the Vols offense in such a short amount of time.
Aguilar beat out redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger for the job.
Aguilar threw for 3,003 yards and 23 touchdowns with 14 interceptions last season.
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