Wild cheating rumors engulf glamorous football influencer and ENGAGED college quarterback. Now she's revealing what happened

When Peighton Tubre enrolled in film school, she thought Hollywood would be calling. She didn't expect to find social media fame, or to land on the NFL Draft red carpet. And she certainly didn't expect to find herself at the center of affair rumors.

Tubre, a Louisiana-based football content creator, has made a name for herself in the sports world, amassing 350,000 followers and over 12million likes on TikTok thanks to her witty skits, insightful reactions and sideline videos.

Yet, the film producer and actress, 26, made headlines for undesirable reasons last week when she was forced to deny false reports accusing her of having an affair with LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.

An AI-generated 'article' circulated on Facebook falsely claiming Tubre, an LSU graduate herself, was spotted entering the signal caller's hotel room the night before a game.

Another audacious allegation followed, during 'Bama week of all weeks,' Tubre explained, referring to the rivalry clash between LSU and the Alabama Crimson Tide. 

This one claimed that Nussmeier, the son of former NFL quarterback Doug Nussmeier, had sent her unsolicited photos that made her uncomfortable and that she posted the screenshots online – something which is swiftly disputed by one quick glance over her social media platforms.

At first, Tubre refused to give the report any merit. 'I did not want to address it,' she told The Daily Mail. 'I did not want to draw attention to it - especially with me being a woman in sports, I didn't want that to turn into, 'Oh this is how she got her career.'

Yet, the post, which had started out with just 30 likes when Tubre spotted it, quickly snowballed. People began calling her parents and family members over the claims, pushing Tubre to the brink.

While at first Tubre did not want to address what she believed to be blatantly unfounded claims, now she was left with no choice.

'It was insane,' she said. 'I felt like I needed to make a statement, not only to clear my name, but to clear his, because this is my favorite football team and I don't want this to affect him or the team.'

Tubre explained that the Facebook account, which had around 6,000 followers, shared entirely AI-generated posts, including another about Nussmeier which claimed that he starred on ABC's Dancing With The Stars – an impossible feat given his grueling college football schedule.

Tubre was left confounded by the number of people who bought into the claims – including those within her inner circle.

She revealed that even one of her closest friends flagged the post to her and questioned whether there was any truth to the supposed report.

'I was definitely shocked to see that people will take something, and they'll just totally run with it, especially with a headline like that,' she said. 'So I was just thought let's just end this right here.'

Tubre revealed that not only are the rumors of a romance with Nussmeier categorically false, but she has, in fact, only crossed paths with the football player once. She met Nussmeier back in 2023 at the Manning Passing Academy – the football clinic hosted by NFL legend Archie Manning and his sons.

Yet, in the wake of this week's scandal, Nussmeier unfollowed the content creator on Instagram, which she does not blame him for.

'Garrett used to follow me, actually, on Instagram, and then after that happened, he unfollowed me,' she admitted. 'I don't want him to think that I was behind any of this, and so I don't blame him at all for unfollowing me. I think he did the right thing. He's engaged. I just wanted to, you know, not only clear my name, but to clear his.'

Nussmeier proposed to his girlfriend, childhood sweetheart Ella Springfield, back in July.

Tubre insisted that a male content creator would never have had to suffer through such a fate. Not only that, she believed she never should have had to face such a controversy.

Tubre, who describes herself as positive and lighthearted, avoids welcoming attention to her personal life. Unlike a majority of influencers, she keeps it off the internet, instead dedicating her focus to her sports-based content and film career.

Tubre had a passion for creating short films for a really long time – dating all the way back to the age of seven.

She started computer animation in the second grade, an inspired – if not ambitious - idea for a second grader. Growing tired of drawing frame by frame with a mouse, she turned to making short films.

Her love of filmmaking took her to New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), where, following an audition, she studied their film and media arts program.

While she was in high school at NOCCA, Tubre said she learned everything that she needed to know about the film industry, laying the foundation for her career. Yet, faced with the challenges of entering film festivals and trying to get her name out into the industry, Tubre turned to YouTube. It was there that her content truly took off.

Her first video – a parody of Instagram famous power couple Jay Alvarrez and Alexis Ren – amassed half a million views. That's when she realized that she may have discovered a gold mine.

She then took to Instagram and later TikTok, where she attracted the attention of the LSU Tigers.

'I'm born and raised in Louisiana, so I've always been a die-hard LSU Tigers fan,' the filmmaker said. 'I went to college at LSU, studied film and minored in acting, and I started posting on TikTok. That was 2019, which was the year that we won the national championship. LSU reached out to me, and said, 'We would love if you could make a video for our page.' So, I made a video highlighting all our national championships.'

The video, which became one of LSU's most-watched clips at the time, sparked Tubre's transition into sports social media. While still studying in Baton Rouge, Tubre, who grew up in a household split between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints, began making content focused on the NFL.

'I was like, 'What if I just focused all in on football?' I already love it, and there are so many great stories to be told within football,' she explained.

'Sometimes it just hits me and I'm like, 'I have to film this right now.' I don't know where it comes from. It's more about the general public and what everybody else is feeling at the moment,' she added when asked where she draws her inspiration from.

What began as a side hustle as a college student exploded into a rollercoaster of success that has taken Tubre, a former member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, to the Super Bowl and to hosting the 2024 NFL Draft red carpet – experiences which she described as 'bucket list items.'

'It's funny, because I actually never wanted to be on camera,' Tubre confessed. 'My passion was always editing and directing. I wanted to go to Hollywood and be a director and editor, and I had no interest of ever being in front of the camera.'

However, fame has, naturally, also come with its pitfalls. The unfounded Nussmeier allegations unfortunately weren't the first attacks that she has had to overcome. Tubre revealed that the comment section on her social media pages is often filled with sexist criticism.

'In general, if you are going to put yourself out there on social media, there's always going to be trolls,' she said. 'There's always people who are going to make comments that have no profile picture. There's always going to be haters. That's why I always just believe in just being yourself and doing whatever you want to do, because people are going to hate no matter what.'

She added: 'I try to see hate comments as more of a reflection on the person who's leaving them than it is on my work. I really try to take every comment with a grain of salt, whether it's positive or negative.

'I'm not the type of person who would ever leave a hate comment, even if I didn't like the video, I would never go out of my way to like spread hate.'

However, every troll is drowned out by a host of welcoming fans. Tubre revealed that male sports fans have been just as supportive of her content as their female counterparts. 

'I definitely think it's become more welcoming, welcoming to women and sports industry. I think it's only just going to continue to grow,' she said. 

The growth was reflected this summer when ESPN signed content creator Katie Feeney - and her 14 million followers - to the network.  

And while Tubre insisted that she never envisioned a career in front of the camera, she didn't rule out a transition to television. 

In the meantime, her fans should be prepared to see a lot more of her – on the big screen.

She has already starred in 'The Cereal Aisle Effect' directed by Peter Ordione. In the film, which was shot over summer and is yet to be released, Tubre portrayed Liv, an influencer. It was a role she had already done her character studies for, she joked with a wry smile.

Tubre also revealed that she is in conversations with Hollywood producer Tommy Harper, who has worked on hit series such as Star Trek and Wednesday, on a vertical content project in Louisiana, which would see her combine her current social media career with her roots in filmmaking. 

 'I don't know how much I can say about it,' she teased. 

In the meantime, no amount of false rumors are going to bring Tubre down. As she begins to delve further into producing and acting alongside her social media success, Tubre's career is just kicking off.