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UGA assistant fined for involvement in ‘WakeyLeaks’ scandal

Georgia special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Shane Beamer.

Georgia special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Shane Beamer.

Dec 22, 2016

Georgia special teams coordinator Shane Beamer has been fined $25,000 and reprimanded by the school for an incident that happened while he was at Virginia Tech, related to the ongoing “WakeyLeaks” scandal.

While an assistant at Virginia Tech in 2014, Beamer spoke to Tommy Elrod, then a broadcaster for the Demon Deacons who passed on “a few plays he said Wake Forest might run” during an upcoming game against the Hokies, according to a statement from Beamer.

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