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How a 19-year-old with secret recruiting info is becoming an LSU weapon

Hayes Fawcett went from making photo edits for football's top recruits to landing a job in the LSU recruiting office. The Athletic's Ari Wasserman explores Fawcett's story and how he could affect LSU's recruiting landscape.
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Hayes Fawcett knew the call would be coming any day, so when the phone rang a few weeks ago and he saw the California area code, he had an idea that this was what he was waiting for.

Hello?

Fawcett heard the Cajun accent immediately and knew this was it.

You ready to be a Tiger?

The 19-year-old Fawcett was the starting quarterback for the previous three years at Kinder (La.

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