New Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar played for Appalachian State last year before transferring to UCLA during the offseason. He transferred to UT after Vol QB Nico Iamaleava went to UCLA. -- Photo By Jacob Kupferman | Ap

The quarterback question consumed most of the offseason for the University of Tennessee football team. From surprising spring drama to an unexpected arrival, the attention was largely focused on who would be throwing the ball.

Veteran graduate transfer Joey Aguilar won the quarterback competition to replace Nico Iamaleava, who abruptly left UT during the spring and transferred to UCLA. In a bit of a QB swap, Aguilar left UCLA once Iamaleava arrived and headed to Knoxville.

He will be making his UT debut when the No. 24 Vols open the season Aug. 30 against Syracuse in

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