(This story has been updated to add new information). Nico Iamaleava's helmet was cracked on the very first drive for Tennessee football in its College Football Playoff first-round game at Ohio State.

On a run play for Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava Jr. in the first quarter, a massive hit ended up cracking open the QB's helmet and splitting the plastic near the crown. While the cold ...

ESPN's sideline reporter Marty Smith reported ahead of the Vols' second drive that the hit by Simon resulted in a six-inch crack in the helmet of Iamaleava, and that the Tennessee freshman QB had ...

Nico Iamaleava's helmet was cracked on the very first drive for Tennessee football in its College Football Playoff first-round game at Ohio State. Facing a third-and-long against the Buckeyes ...

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava was hit so hard in his Volunteers’ College Football Playoff game against Ohio State on Saturday that his helmet cracked. The Buckeyes got the ball and scored ...

Iamaleava's helmet cracked on a hit from Ohio State's Cody Simon on Tennessee's opening possession. The helmet absorbed a blow from the side of Simon's helmet, and with temperatures below freezing ...