They scouted alot of teams that year that were contenders, teams that didn't lose. Evidence that they scouted Tennessee is not evidence they gave information regarding Tennessee to anyone else, so my statement is correct. Connor Stallions admitting he scouted multiple teams, including Tennessee, does not contradict that. No one disputes that Michigan scouted Tennessee, or Georgia, Alabama, TCU and others, they did.
As to the football scoop article, it is anonymous hearsay and let's be honest, as far as credibility is concerned, when saying "Football Scoop says...", you might as well say "some crackhead living in a box says...". Same level of credibility. So, no, double hearsay from a notoriously uncredible source is not evidence either, to the people who know what evidence is.