[C19fan]

Doesn't sound as bad as some of the stories about what SMU boosters during the pre-death penalty days, did to get recruits to go there. The "hostess" did much more than just show up at a recruit's game.

[catman67]

UTENN Hostess?

[subterfuge]

Not new and all the schools do it. ESPN running out of Tiger news or what?

Full disclosure: I can’t stand UT!!!

[Terry Mross]

SMU got penalized the first time for paying off players. The second time they got caught Governor Clements, who was one of the “boosters” said since they had made the recruits the promises they had to keep their word. Then came the “death” penalty.

[dfwgator]

When I was at UF, everybody knew about the “Gator Getters.” This stuff has been going on for years at a lot of schools.

[stormer]

[Sybeck1]

These are the fraternity “little sisters” right?

[Rippin]

I always heard about verbal commitments. This article is referencing ‘oral’ commitments. Not sure if thats the normal nomenclature or not?

[fso301]

This is nothing new. Hostesses and "tutors" have long been used to attract recruits. For so many recruits, football and facilities were #1, sex was #2, the college was #3, the location was #4, education was #5.

[LowOiL]

Man, Tennessee has took a beating these last few years... I get a feeling there is gonna be some major house cleaning coming up. There is just too much love of their program up there not to clean it up again.

Note: Not a Tenn fan here.

[DogBarkTree]

Hostess or HOstess?