Nico Iamaleava Hype Peaks as Tennessee Faces NC State

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00:00State kind of a plucky team under Dave Doran that's been really building some consistency

00:09over the years, but they're going up against the Tennessee team where I think everybody's

00:13new favorite toy in college football is Nico and he impressed in week one.

00:19Do you expect him to impress again in week two?

00:21Well, because we're going to have to say it for the next two years.

00:24It's Nico Ia Malayava, and he has shot up to fourth on the Heisman Trophy odds.

00:31I had years of practice with Tua Tunga-Bailoa when he was at Alabama, so I've mastered this

00:36a little bit, okay?

00:38You know, Nico's had two starts, Iowa last year, last week against Chattanooga, 33 of

00:4547, that's 72.3% completion percentage.

00:50He's always in total control.

00:52He does just such a nice job of managing that offense.

00:55This Tennessee offense looks a lot like it did with Hendon Hooker two years ago, and

01:00that means 40 points per game.

01:02Not only do I like Tennessee in this game against NC State, and I know the Wolfpack

01:06are being a little underplayed because they struggled in the first half against Western

01:09Carolina.

01:11I like Nico to shoot up that Heisman board even more.

01:14I think he's a good bet to get to New York if this continues.

01:17I like Tennessee to win this game by two touchdowns.

01:19I think they win in that 35-21 range.

01:22And then I think you've got to start talking about them in the college football playoff

01:26when the SEC is going to get three or four teams in the college football playoff.

01:30They are going to be a factor in this, especially when you consider LSU, Texas A&M, those teams

01:36lost.

01:37Missouri has a soft non-conference schedule.

01:40Tennessee's sitting there.

01:41They remind me a lot of that team that they had two years ago.