What we know after Tennessee star Nico Iamaleava was injured against Alabama.
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava briefly exited Saturday's game against Alabama after taking a hard hit, but was able to return after sitting down for one offensive series."Nico Iamaleava was clutching his left side in pain in their injury tent," ABC sideline reporter Molly McGrath said during the program.
She added: "I'm told it's his left hip that was injured. You saw him warming up. He looked a little bit rattled but told teammates, 'I'm okay.'" Iamaleava was injured when trying to escape some pressure from Alabama defenders before being tackled, and his head also hit the turf while throwing the ball away.Tennessee trainers raced out to the field to attend to Iamaleava as he was on the turf before helping him walk back to the sideline and the injury tent for further evaluation.
Reserve quarterback Gaston Moore went into the game, but threw an interception to Alabama defensive back Malachi Moore on his first pass attempt.Iamaleava returned after the following series, leading a 6 play, 61 yard drive but was intercepted by Crimson Tide defender Jaylen Mbakwe in the red zone.James Parks is the founder and publisher of College Football HQ. He previously covered football for 247Sports and CBS Interactive.
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