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A Vanderbilt football tweet struck a nerve Thursday with an unintentional link to rape trials involving four former players, and the athletic department then apologized.
Around 10 a.m., Vanderbilt football's official Twitter account (@VandyFootball) tweeted a graphic including a quote from head coach Derek Mason that said, "We don't need your permission." It was removed from Twitter around noon.
The quote was part of Mason's "RTI" slogan this season - "Relentless, Tough and Intelligent," - which was also referenced in the tweet. But Twitter followers quickly saw it in a different light for the football program that has long dealt with the aftermath of a June 2013 rape of an unconscious female student allegedly involving four former football players.
Around 12:50 p.m., Vanderbilt football tweeted an apology: "We apologize for today’s tweet. It’s not a comment about sexual assault. Sex without permission is always wrong and not accepted. Sexual assault is not acceptable at Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Athletics and Vanderbilt Football."
Former Vanderbilt players Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were found guilty on rape charges after a trial in January, but a judge declared a mistrial in June because of concerns about one juror’s impartiality. A second trial date has been tentatively scheduled for Nov. 30.
Two other former football players, Brandon E. Banks and Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie, are also accused and have not yet gone to trial.
Mason, Vanderbilt's second-year head coach, was not at Vanderbilt at the time of the rape, and he never coached any of the defendants.
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