Third ex-Vandy football player sentenced to 15 years for rape

A third former Vanderbilt football player will spend a sizable portion of his adult life behind bars. In June of this year, Brandon Banks was found guilty on one count each of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery related to a 2013 gang rape of an unconscious woman. Friday, Banks was sentenced to 15 years in prison. In July of last year, one of Banks’ former teammates, Cory Batey, was sentenced to 15 years after being found guilty of aggravated rape. Four months later, another former Vandy football player, Brandon Vandenburg, was sentenced to 17 years after being found guilty of the same charge as Batey. The judge gave Vandenburg a longer sentence than Batey because the former was the

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  Ex-Vanderbilt football player gets minimum 15 years for rape

  The Associated Press
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  Former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Banks to be sentenced Friday

  WSMV Nashville

Report: Hugh Freeze had more than 200 calls with booster accused of wrongdoing

Former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze had a lot of phone conversations with an Ole Miss booster alleged to have given unauthorized recruiting benefits. According to phone records obtained by USA Today, Freeze and restaurant owner Lee Harris communicated via Freeze’s school-issued phone “at least” 200 times, though the report notes that the content of their conversations is unknown. Harris is named in the NCAA’s notice of allegations against the school for allegedly giving Mississippi State linebacker Leo Lewis cash payments and free food and drink during Lewis’ recruitment.

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  Phone records: Hugh Freeze had hundreds of phone calls with Mississippi booster in NCAA case

  USA Today
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  Hugh Freeze, disassociated Ole Miss booster had hundreds of phone calls, report says

  Yahoo7

Hunt, Layne Impressing Early In Indiana Secondary

A pair of young cornerbacks are making a name for themselves early in their IU careers. Freshman Raheem Layne and freshman LaDamion Hunt have both impressed Hoosier coaches thus far in camp. Hunt originally chose the Hoosiers over Kentucky, Louisville and Minnesota among others, while Layne picked IU over Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest in addition to other offers.