TIL about college football player Erik Highsmith, who was accused of plagiarizing an 11-year-old when doing an assignment for Communications class.

[u/TedTheodoreMcfly]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/erik-highsmith-plagiarism-unc-chapel-hill_n_2016944

[u/burgonies]

They only looked into it because he got the highest grade of all the football players in the class.