Aguilar also reflected on his journey from junior college to the Southeastern Conference. "It was hard,” he said. “Everything's not easy, but I just stayed faithful to Jesus. I have a tattoo on my ribs, it's Proverbs 3:5-6, 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him.'

Tennessee's starters in 2023 and 2024 -- Joe Milton and Iamaleava, respectively -- were both rather thin on playing time when they took the offense's reins. There's some natural growing pains with that level of inexperience. Aguilar shouldn't have that problem.

On Tuesday, he earned a preseason honor by being selected to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award preseason watchlist ahead of the 2025 season. He was one of 58 quarterbacks to get selected to the preseason watchlist The award is presented to the top senior or upperclassman quarterback who is on track to graduate with his class.

The Tennessee Volunteers have their man for the 2025 season in Joey Aguilar. Josh Heupel named him the team's starting quarterback on Sunday night after a battle this month for the job between Aguilar,

No. 24 Tennessee has decided on its new starting quarterback. Joey Aguilar, who transferred in from UCLA following the departure of Nico Iamaleava, will lead the offense onto the

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel talks Joey Aguilar, the health of the wide receiver room and Boo Carter's status.

Josh Heupel told Jake Merklinger and George MacIntyre that they’d be backup quarterbacks in the same breath he revealed Joey Aguilar would start.