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These Colleges Are Recruiting Athletes by Photoshopping Their Faces Onto Magazines With Kim Kardashian & Beyoncé

Universities hoped the artistic covers would help lure various players onto their campus

By Mike Vulpo Sep 17, 2014 3:30 PMTags
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UPDATE: In response to the photoshopped magazine covers, Jimmy Stanton from the University of Tennessee Athletics Department tells E! News that "while NCAA rules prevent us from discussing specific recruits, I can tell you that the dynamics of our recruiting process are tailored to the interests of each individual." Wake Forest University had no comment. 

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Could Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez really help colleges recruit athletes?

That's what Wake Forest University hoped for after they sent photoshopped People magazine covers to a pair of three-star recruits deciding on the perfect school.

Football stud Kengera Daniel graced the cover of one issue next to the one and only Mrs. Kanye West. Titled "KimGera" in ode to Kimye, the athlete is photoshopped putting his arm around the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star.

Another headline reads, "Kim K. on why she wants to see KG in the Deacon black & gold." 

Not to be outdone, Marcus Marshall also got the star treatment when he was photoshopped next to the talented Selena Gomez.

"The new Mrs. Marshall," the cover reads. "Pop culture's newest power couple." Marshall later posted the photo on Twitter with the simple caption, "I wish."  

Turns out Wake Forest isn't the only college using celebrities to gain athlete's attention. 

Weeks ago, Tennessee Volunteers Football from the University of Tennessee sent five-star prospect Shy Tuttle a fake Rolling Stone cover with the athlete standing next to Beyoncé.

"Beyoncé on why she thinks Tuttle belongs at Tennessee" the headline reads surrounding a giant, packed stadium.

So will this clever and unique recruiting method result in a touchdown for the schools? For now, the athletes continue to analyze all their options before making a final decision. 

(Originally published Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 3:51 p.m. PST)