Reports: QB shuffle has UCLA's Joey Aguilar headed to portal

Field Level Media|published: Mon 21st April, 15:42 2025

NCAA Football: South Alabama at Appalachian State

Sep 19, 2024; Boone, North Carolina, USA; Appalachian State Mountaineers quarterback Joey Aguilar (4) throws a warmup pass before the game against the South Alabama Jaguars at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images

Quarterback Joey Aguliar will enter the transfer portal, multiple outlets reported Monday, less than four months after he transferred to UCLA from Appalachian State.

Aguilar was poised to be UCLA's starter in the fall and had participated in spring practices as the No. 1 QB. But the depth chart was altered over the weekend when quarterback Nico Iamaleava left Tennessee and transferred to UCLA.

Speculation has centered on Aguilar possibly moving to Tennessee to take the spot of Iamaleava.

A native of Northern California, Aguilar played at the junior college level at Diablo Valley before he transferred to Appalachian State. In two seasons at Appalachian State, he completed 60.1 percent of his passes for 6,760 yards, 56 touchdowns and 24 interceptions in 25 games.

With Tennessee in 2024, Iamaleava threw for 2,616 yards and 19 touchdowns, with the Volunteers going 10-3 and making the College Football Playoff.

--Field Level Media