Jeremiyah Love made no secret about how hard he was recruited out of high school, and even when he committed to the Notre Dame football team. However, neither he nor any member of his family has ever claimed that once he signed with the Fighting Irish, other schools came calling and tampered with him. That fact is why it's so odd that the now-Arizona Cardinals running back is in the middle of a feud between Georgia and Illinois over tampering accusations.
The issue started when a Twitter account posted a video of Jeremiyah's father talking about how dedicated a kid his son was at a young age. It was a heartwarming piece that should have brought nothing but positive vibes to the former Fighting Irish star. However, the account - apparently banking on people not watching the video - added a caption of the video that could not have been more misleading.
Misleading post drags Notre Dame football and Jeremiyah Love into Georgia-Illinois tampering feud
"According to the Father of star Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love," the account posted after starting it with a breaking news header. "University of Georgia tampered and made a lucrative offer to have him transfer there..." The account then acted as though this was something that people knew but were not reporting.
Wish they had succeeded… because they came and got ours #famILLy https://t.co/CoCw6aJ25h
— Bret Bielema (@BretBielema) April 28, 2026
"Why is this not mainstream news? What say ye UGA fans?"
Things got even stranger when Illinois Fighting Illini football coach Bret Bielema stumbled across the post on Twitter. It seems that Bielema didn't watch the video or didn't care because he quoted it and said: "Wish they had succeeded… because they came and got ours."
Bielema was apparently referencing running back Josh McCray, who transferred to Georgia in 2025 after playing for four years at Illinois. Clearly, the Illini coach felt the Bulldogs talked to McCray before he entered the portal and that's why he ended up at the SEC school.
Jeremiyah Love clip never made the Georgia tampering claim that sparked backlash
Here's why it's so weird that Jeremiyah Love is involved in this little feud at all. In the video the original account posted that started all this, Mr. Love never claimed that Georgia tried to lure his son away from Notre Dame once he was a player there. Georgia is never mentioned. Not once. Neither is tampering for that matter.
What the running back, who was chosen No. 3 overall in last week's NFL Draft, saw was quite a bit of attention in high school, when Notre Dame was recruiting him.
"When he chose to go to Notre Dame, he turned down ... We turned down a lot of money," Mr. Love says in the video. "We turned down seven figures, bro. And he was like, 'Hey, I'm going to get that.' I'm going to earn it anyway. And he was like, 'Dad, you always told me to earn it the hard way.' I just want to earn it before I get to enjoy it."
"When he started telling me that in high school, that he wanted to earn it, and we decided to go to Notre Dame, and he had to sit behind [Audric] Estime and the other running backs. So he was patient, but he still knew he would eventually be the guy."
Even if the account that posted the video with the incredibly misleading headline wants to claim they misunderstood the first part, Jeremiyah Love's father very clearly stated this was going on in high school.
The Notre Dame star being part of this weird feud between Illinois and Georgia is odd, but the bigger issue is the running back's name being used in one of the most misleading posts circulating on a site well known for them.
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