Nico Iamaleava will start in the first true road environment of his collegiate career this weekend when No. 6 Tennessee kicks off in Norman against No. 15 Oklahoma. That makes it all the more important for him to have the proper preparation per Nick Saban.

Nico Iamaleava debuted at Nissan Stadium, earned MVP award at Camping World Stadium and won at Bank of America Stadium. But none were true road games.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A pair of five-star quarterbacks from the 2023 class will face off when Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava and Oklahoma’s Jackson Arnold lead their teams on Saturday night.

Gundy, who was a member of the 2000 Oklahoma staff that won a national championship behind the play of current Vols head coach Josh Heupel, told 3HL that he thinks Iamaleava has N