Tony Vitello says SEC school is making ‘undercover offers’ to Tennessee players

Tony Vitello says an SEC school is trying to tamper with Tennessee’s roster.

The topic came up during the Vol skipper’s appearance on 99.1 The Sports Animal when he was asked about dealing with offseason roster decisions.

“There’s one school in our league that likes to make undercover offers to guys, and our two or three guys that were on the end of that have stayed strong,” Vitello said. “I think in general, there are extra conversations these days, however you want to frame them. I don’t think that’s really been an issue for us. Knock on all kinds of wood.”

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To the disappointment of fans everywhere, Vitello did not name which SEC school is making those offers to Tennessee players. As one would expect, there are plenty of guesses being made on social media. He also did not name the UT players receiving said offers.

In recent years, coaches in multiple sports have accused other programs of tampering in the transfer portal via NIL offers. Vitello’s accusation has some extra spice with him detailing that the offers are coming from another SEC program.

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