When Tennessee named Joey Aguilar the starting quarterback, he recalled how close he got to quitting college football to become a firefighter.

Joey Aguilar is half of college football's wildest flip-flops. When Nico Iamaleava departed Tennessee in April for UCLA, the quarterback left the Bruins to join the Volunteers.Now Aguilar has Iamaleava's old starting job.

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).