LKEEL75 2,566 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Someone acting as CHH called a recruit and acted like he got a legit scholarship offer from AU. WOW!! link Quote The world of college football recruiting seems to be getting more and more off the wall every year. This latest example is an odd story that could have ended much differently if not for the class of Auburn offensive line coach Herb Hand. This story begins with 6-foot-3, 325-pound Miami lineman Taurrian Stafford. The south Florida native currently holds an offer from Florida A&M but was recently brought to tears after receiving a call from someone claiming to be Hand. The reason for the tears was pure joy, as Stafford told Keith Niebuhr of Auburn Undercover that the caller offered him a scholarship to play for the Tigers. Stafford’s joy quickly turned to agony, as it was discovered that the call did not actually come from Hand, nor anyone from Auburn for that matter, and that no such offer from the Tigers had ever been extended. Apparently, this was someone’s idea of a prank. The caller has yet to be identified. Stafford sent out this tweet soon after discovering the truth regarding the call. View image on Twitter Follow Taurrian Stafford ひ @teedo56 I just pray the blessings stay upon me on my journey to success 4:12 PM - 30 Mar 2017 1111 Retweets 3434 likes Clearly, the Auburn coach doesn’t appreciate anyone using his identity to fool a prospect, as Hand recently called out the imposter online. Follow Herb Hand ✔@CoachHand Only a true scumbag would 'prank' a HS athlete w/a false scholarship offer-If that's you, you should reevaluate the priorities in your life. 8:11 AM - 31 Mar 2017 4545 Retweets 184184 likes Follow Taurrian Stafford ひ @teedo56 That's real cosch https://twitter.com/coachhand/status/847798419645190145 … 8:24 AM - 31 Mar 2017 · West Little River, FL Retweets 1212 likes According to Niebuhr, Hand has pledged to make the trip down to south Florida to evaluate Stafford this spring, at the very least giving him something to strive for out of this awful experience. If nothing else, Stafford now has extra motivation to go out and prove his value to a Power 5 school in the face of this adversity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoAU 87 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I wish I could find the a**hole who called him and teach that person a lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 28 minutes ago, GordoAU said: I wish I could find the a**hole who called him and teach that person a lesson. This story is really making the rounds. Something tells me that someone is already regretting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 1 minute ago, McLoofus said: This story is really making the rounds. Something tells me that someone is already regretting it. After about half dozen beers or a couple joints, it probably sounded like a funny thing to do....not so much now however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,150 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Luckily Coach Hand is a standup guy and also this kid has his head screwed on right and while disappointed has handled it very well. It seems he has a good HS coach who helped him understand this and also was looking out for him. I agree with Coach Hand the guy that did this to this kid is a real scumbag. I am really glad that Coach will go down and give him an honest evaluation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,827 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Pathetic. Wow to actually take the effort to call and to do that. What a loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighfan 1,240 Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 It's despicable that someone would pull a prank like this and he probably thinks it's funny. Note to scumbag, if you want to know why you have few, if any friends, look no further than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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