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Breaking down quarterback Joey Aguilar by the numbers in college
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The NCAA transfer portal spring window opened Wednesday and will close April 25. Tennessee is in search for a quarterback to add to its roster after spring football practices.
Following spring football, redshirt sophomore quarterback Nico Iamaleava entered the transfer portal, leaving Tennessee with two signal-callers on roster in redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger and early enrollee true freshman George MacIntyre .
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Vols Wire highlighted how UCLA senior quarterback Joey Aguilar would be an ideal option for Tennessee to add to its 2025 roster.
Aguilar transferred to UCLA after the 2024 season from Appalachian State . The 6-foot-3, 220-pound quarterback played at Appalachian State from 2023-24 after transferring from Diablo Valley Community College.
He played in a pro tempo offense at Appalachian State under an offensive line head coach Shawn Clark. The Mountaineers' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach was Frank Ponce. Ponce was also at Miami as passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach in Mario Cristobal's first season as head coach in 2022.
Ponce is now at FIU coaching tight ends under first-year head coach Willie Simmons. Simmons was running backs coach at Duke in 2024 with Star Thomas . Thomas transferred to Tennessee on Jan. 19 and went through spring football practices with the Vols.
Aguilar appeared in 25 games, including 24 starts, at Appalachian State, completing 511-of-850 passing attempts for 6,760 yards, 56 touchdowns and 24 interceptions. He also totaled 456 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 140 attempts.
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Aguilar recorded at least 200 passing yards in all 24 starts with the Mountaineers. He had four passing touchdowns in four different games. 22 touchdown passes were either to tie a game or give his team a lead. Aguilar was named 2023 Cure Bowl MVP and Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year.
At Diablo Valley Community College from 2021-22, he totaled 2,992 passing yards and 21 touchdowns.
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