Former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Banks faces at least 15 years in prison after being convicted of rape

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - A Tennessee jury on Friday found a former Vanderbilt University football player guilty of raping an unconscious female student in a teammate's dormitory room in 2013. The Nashville jury found Brandon Banks, 23, guilty of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery after deliberating for about 15 hours over two days. The case stoked simmering concern about sexual assault on college campuses by athletes. Banks faces at least 15 years in prison, Assistant District Attorney Roger Moore told media. Sentencing will be Aug. 18. "We are very satisfied with their verdict," Moore said. Defense attorney Mark Scruggs did not respond to a request to comment. He was quoted by

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  Brandon Banks Found Guilty

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  A Hat Trick for Vanderbilt Footballers as Third Team Member Found Guilty in Campus Rape Case

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Ex-K-State WR involved in release imbroglio transfers to Appalachian State

After public pressure helped get him out of the Little Apple, Corey Sutton is going to resume his collegiate playing career on the East Coast. On his personal Twitter account Friday night, Sutton (pictured, No. 12) announced that he is “[b]lessed to say I will be continuing my collegiate career at Appalachian State University.” The rising sophomore will have to sit out the 2017 season because of arcane and one-sided NCAA transfer rules. Beginning in 2018, he’ll have three seasons of eligibility remaining. The move comes three weeks or so after a very noisy exit from his first college football home. In early June, the transferring wide receiver revealed in an interview that Kansas State had denied

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  Nebraska coach leaves door open for Keyshawn Johnson Jr. to return

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  When ‘physically, mentally ready,’ door wide open for Keyshawn Johnson Jr.’s return to Nebraska

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Renovations at Arkansas State stadium include waterfalls

Arkansas State’s stadium renovations will include some water around the north end zone. The school released renderings of its north end zone expansion project and they include waterfalls on both sidelines. In addition to the waterfalls, the school is adding a new weight room, new locker rooms and other amenities for players and staff.