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Tennessee Twitter Account Hoax Asks Football Recruits for Money

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Someone reportedly created a Twitter account to impersonate a Tennessee Volunteers football staff member and asked potential recruits for highlights and even money in some instances.

Blake Toppmeyer of the Knoxville News Sentinel (h/t USA Today) reported the news Tuesday, noting an account with the name of Luke Hughes posing as the team's director of player personnel was a hoax. The account asked for the highlights so players could be evaluated as potential future members of Tennessee's team.

Except, there is no Luke Hughes on Tennessee's coaching staff.