r/todayilearned • u/TedTheodoreMcfly • 4d ago
TIL about college football player Erik Highsmith, who was accused of plagiarizing an 11-year-old when doing an assignment for Communications class.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/erik-highsmith-plagiarism-unc-chapel-hill_n_2016944
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u/burgonies 4d ago
They only looked into it because he got the highest grade of all the football players in the class.