Four-star running back Carlin Fils-aime, a Tennessee commitment, has lived with four-star Miami cornerback commitment Tyler Byrd since they were in eighth grade.

Now that the two teammates from Naples (Fla.) High School both are planning take official visits to Tennessee this weekend, Fils-aime is going to great lengths to try to convince his close friend to join him in signing with the Vols.

The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Fils-aime posted a picture on his Twitter account Sunday night that shows a sign directed at Byrd hanging on a wall in their home. The sign features an orange-colored sketch of the state of Tennessee, along with the message, "I VOLUNTEERED TO ASK YOU TO SADIE HAWKINS CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY TEN-I-SEE."

Fils-aime tweeted a short message referencing Byrd to accompany the picture: "You think @D1fuzzymuffin17 gets what I'm trying to say."



Byrd, who has been committed to the Hurricanes for almost a year, apparently got the message. He tweeted his own picture of the same sign hanging on the wall, along with a short message: "How Carlin persuades me to go to Tennessee, haha don't mind the sadie Hawkins thing."

The 5-foot-11.5, 194-pound Byrd is ranked the nation's No. 86 overall prospect and No. 10 cornerback in the 247Sports Composite for the 2016 class.

How Carlin persuades me to go to Tennessee, haha don't mind the sadie Hawkins thing. @cboystunna3 pic.twitter.com/9lUYYS2i3k — Tyler Byrd (@D1fuzzymuffin17) January 25, 2016



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