Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava's helmet cracked against Ohio State

Nico Iamaleava’s helmet cracked on Tennessee football’s first-ever drive in the College Football Playoff first-round game at Ohio State.

While catching a third-down pass against the Buckeyes’ defense, Iamaleava attempted to rush out of the pocket but was hit by the Buckeyes’ Cody Simons, the helmet taking the brunt of the hit on his 1-yard rush. After Iamaleava left the field, cameras showed a large crack on the right side of Iamaleava’s helmet above the Tennessee block “T.”

ESPN sideline reporter Marty Smith reported before the Vols’ second drive that Simon’s hit caused a six-inch crack in Iamaleava’s helmet and that the Tennessee rookie QB had a new helmet for the second drive.

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