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Tennessee Football Recruiting: Vols Lose 4-Star DT Aaron Sterling to South Carolina Amid Confusion

After losing four-star defensive tackle Elijah Conliffe to the Florida Gators and three-star athlete JaVonta Payton to the Ole Miss Rebels, Butch Jones and Tennessee football lost out on four-star defensive tackle Aaron Sterling.

It was not as disappointing as the other two losses since many Vols expected this, but Sterling announced his commitment to South Carolina.

The commitment wasn’t without confusion, though.

The Gamecocks jumped the gun on the Sterling announcement, though, as they had announced it before a commitment was made.

Then, they took that down, and the Vols announced as if Sterling had committed to Tennessee due to a ‘graphic mistake.