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Everyone relax about Admiral Schofield's tweet

Schofield later tweeted, 'My tweet is not a shot at Coach Barnes, but at how other coaches are allowed to act this way in games and my Coach Can’t.'

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Vol Nation held their breath and shifted uncomfortably when they saw a tweet from Admiral Schofield that seemed to take a shot at men's basketball head coach Rick Barnes.

This came just days after the Vols fell to Purdue in overtime in the Sweet 16.

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Late Sunday night, Admiral Schofield quote tweeted a video of NBA coach Gregg Popovich yelling at an official, eventually getting ejected from a game. Here's what Schofield said:

Big Orange fans were left very confused. Was the Tennessee star upset with his head coach?

Some wanted answers.

Some even insisted it was an April Fool's prank.

OK Vol Nation, you can breath again. Seriously, you need to relax. 

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Schofield cleared everything up this morning. 

His new tweet said the video was not a shot at Barnes, but a defense of his head coach's passion and intensity during games. 

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