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ORLANDO, Fla. — Freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava ran for three touchdowns and threw for one in his first career start, and No. 25 Tennessee shut down No. 20 Iowa's Division I-worst offense to beat the Hawkeyes 35-0 in the Citrus Bowl. Iamaleava stepped in for senior Joe Milton, who opted out of the game to prepare for the NFL draft. The 19-year-old threw for 151 yards, and his 27 rushing yards included three scores. Dylan Sampson rushed 20 times for 133 yards for the Vols, and Tennessee's defense did the rest against an Iowa offense that came in averaging 16.6 points per game and 238.8 yards. The Hawkeyes were blanked in consecutive games to close the season
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