The Tennessee Volunteers got off to a great start in college football defeating the Syracuse Orange 45-26. It what was a much-needed victory to kickoff Joey Aguilar’s career in Knoxville, and move on from Nico Iamaleava’s drama in the offseason. After the game, the Vols’ starting quarterback spoke on his reception at his new school.
As the Volunteers made their season debut on August 30 against the Orange, it was time for Aguilar to rise to the occasion and help close the open wound left by Iamaleava’s rushed departure. Aguilar did just that, and afterwards spoke on his arrival after Iamaleava exited the program.
“Everybody welcomed me in pretty fairly when I got here,” Aguilar said during an appearance on The Paul Finebaum Show. “I gravitated towards Miles Kitselman pretty quick. He was