Tennessee Pull Offer From 4-Star DE Marques Ford

According to Frank LaRosa, the high school coach of four-star defensive end Marques Ford, the Tennessee Volunteers have pulled his offer to play football. Per The Tennessean.com:

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Frank LaRosa, who coached Ford at East Bay High School near Tampa, Fla., said Ford received a call from Tennessee defensive line coach Steve Stripling on Wednesday — exactly two weeks before national signing day.

"It's an ugly business," LaRosa said. " … In the nasty business, they kept it sort of honest by at least saying that they had other commits and they were pulling his commitment."

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Ford sent out the following tweets on Wednesday after finding out the news.

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