When Joey Aguilar takes the field as the starting quarterback for the Tennessee Vols on September 6 in Knoxville, it'll be his first time experiencing a game at Neyland Stadium (UT opens the season on August 30 in Atlanta against Syracuse).

Joey Aguilar is half of college football’s wildest flip-flops. The quarterback left UCLA for Tennessee after Nico Iamaleava departed the Volunteers in April for the Bruins.

For the third time in five years under Josh Heupel, Tennessee is turning to a transfer to start at quarterback. Former Appalachian State star Joey Aguilar, who spent spring practice at UCLA, beat redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger in a training camp battle for the right to lead the Vols as they look to follow up their first College Football Playoff appearance in program history.