The Times-Picayune · Dec 13, 2017
LSU loses ace recruiter Austin Thomas to Tennessee, source says
Austin Thomas is leaving for a job at Tennessee. Thomas has been a key recruiter for LSU in the last few seasons.(LSU's Austin Thomas is headed home, a source confirmed to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.
Go Vols 247 first reported Thomas says that LSU football's general manager is headed to Tennessee to serve in a similar role on new Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt's staff.
According to his bio on LSU's website, Thomas "leads the way in the oversight and management of the entire LSU Football program."
Thomas is a Nashville native and got his start in college football with Tennessee when he served as a recruiting intern under Phillip Fulmer in 2008. Fulmer is now Tennessee's athletic director.