Freshman tight end Lee Smith’s involvement in local scandal unclear
It is unclear whether Tennessee freshman football player Lee Smith, who was one of UT’s top recruits this season, is involved in a brewing scandal at Powell High School. Powell assistant principal Kim Kallenberg is being investigated for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student and tampering with several students’ grades.
Smith signed a sworn statement yesterday saying that he did not have a sexual or inappropriate relationship with the 36-year-old Kallenberg. The GoVolsXtra article does not mention whether he commented on the grade fixing in the statement. Smith did, however, score a 25 on his ACT, which seems to indicate that he was not in the market for grade fixing. UT has no current plans to investigate Smith’s involvement or lack thereof, but says that it will continue to monitor the situation.
