After a productive redshirt freshman year, Nico Iamaleava returns for his second year as the Vols’ starting quarterback. Vegas has responded by naming him with the third-best odds to win the prestigious award.

Iamaleava currently sits at +1200 which is tied with Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik, Penn State quarterback Drew Allar and Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.

The pair of players above him are LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier and Texas quarterback Arch Manning.

Directly behind Iamaleava is South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin. Their odds sit at +1800.

Tennessee will get its season started with a neutral site clash against Syracuse in Atlanta. The game is set for Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. ET.

The Vols open the game as 13.5-point favorites. Tennessee is also -480 on the money line.

The over/under point total is set for 55.5 combined points.

After coming up short in the first round of the College Football Playoffs, Tennessee is once again in the mix to win the title.

The Vols have the eighth-best odds to win the title tied with Clemson at +1800.

Ahead of Tennessee are Ohio State at +450, Texas at +650, Oregon at +650, Georgia at +700, Penn State at +850, Notre Dame at +1200 and Alabama at +1600.

Tennessee’s over/under win total for the regular season is 9.5

However, Vegas has the under at -130 and over at +102 showing that there’s more faith in the Vols going under than over.