Joey Aguilar could've been bitter that he was tossed aside by UCLA. Instead, he's ecstatic to be Tennessee's quarterback.

In April, Tennessee starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava entered the transfer portal after he and Tennessee couldn’t agree on a new NIL deal. The situation put the Volunteers in a difficult position. Tennessee didn’t have another experienced quarterback on its roster.

Aguilar also discussed building connections with his Tennessee teammates since he arrived in May. “The connection is the biggest thing," he said. "You got to build trust. I have to have trust in them, and they have to have trust in me.