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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A former Vanderbilt football player who encouraged his teammates to rape an unconscious female student was sentenced Friday to 17 years in prison under a law requiring aggravated rape convicts to serve 100 percent of their time behind bars.After the hearing, prosecutors said they hoped the sentences handed down would send a message that people who commit these types of crimes on campus will be held accountable.Victims should know that there are people on their side -- whether police, prosecutors or judges- Assistant District Attorney Roger Moore said.Thats what I would like to see taken away from this -- that justice is going to be served, Moore said.Surveillance video showed Brandon Vandenburg helping to carry the woman into his dorm room, where testimony showed he handed out condoms to three of his teammates and egged them on. The 23-year-old former player also took cellphone videos of the June 2013 dorm room rape and emailed them to friends in California while the crime was ongoing.He was found guilty in 2015 but that verdict was overturned after lawyers learned that the jury foreman had not revealed that he had been a victim of statutory rape. Vandenburg was convicted again in June, on five counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of unlawful photography.He faced a sentence of 15 to 25 years in prison, and his victim had asked for the maximum punishment.The woman, whom Vandenburg had begun dating shortly before the attack, did not appear in court Friday, but a prosecutor read her statement to Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins.Please do not use my absence as an excuse for leniency, as it in no way diminishes the profound and insidious impact of Mr. Vandenburg on me and my life, she wrote. I still ask that he receive the full sentence allowed under the law for orchestrating a sustained 30-minute gang rape against me, a defenseless woman who trusted him. The minimum sentence is not enough for what this man did to me.Vandenburg, already in jail since his second conviction, was also added to the state sex offender registry.The Associated Press does not normally identify victims of rape or sexual assault. The woman, who has since graduated from Vanderbilt and is pursuing a Ph.D. at another school, has tried to preserve her anonymity despite being forced to testify at multiple trials.Vandenburg apologized to her Friday. He told Judge Watkins that he was ashamed of what he had done and blamed it on alcohol.My judgment was severely impaired, and Im sad for everyone involved, Vandenburg said.The judge reiterated that this has been one of the saddest cases he has ever heard. He said Vandenburg abused the womans trust in the man she was dating. 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I suppose this awards the title of Americas Interim Coach to Ed Orgeron, who won the hearts of the USC locker room in leading the Trojans to a 6-1 record in 2013. He just didnt win the full-time job. Orgeron flamed out as head coach at Ole Miss for three tumultuous seasons a decade ago; barring a complete turnaround by the Tiger offense, Orgeron, a Louisiana native, will be a long-shot candidate to replace Miles. Let the Tom Herman sweepstakes begin. Even if Houston is asked to join the Big 12, Herman -- and all but a handful of head coaches -- would have to take a long look at LSU, with its unlimited resources and as the only Power 5 Conference member in a talent-rich state.2. The firing of Ron Turner by FIU four games -- four losses -- into the season shines a light on one impressive aspect of Turners career. Not that, with a career record of 52-91, he has a Sugar Bowl season in there (Turners Illinois team went to New Orleans in 2002). 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Burns, in his first road start, went 8-for-17 for 71 yards with a pick until the last drive, when he went 5-for-8 for 66 yards and the game-winning score, a perfectly thrown fade to 6-3 redshirt freshman wideout?JJ Arcega-Whiteside. The All-State basketball player?in South Carolina leapt easily over 6-foot-0 corner?Nate Meadors?to make the catch.4. Deshaun Watson threw for 304 yards Thursday night as No. 5 Clemson steamrolled Georgia Tech, 26-7, but lets hold off on declaring that Watson has shaken his early-season funk. Check out his QBR. He clocked a 60.4 against the Yellow Jackets. All three games against FBS opponents this season have graded below 70. In his previous two seasons, he had only four starts graded lower than an 80. Time is running short for Watson to find his game. No. 3 Louisville is coming to Death Valley on Saturday night.5. Monday marks exactly one year since San Diego State last lost a game. The Aztecs and star running back?Donnel Pumphrey?take their 13-game winning streak to South Alabama?on Saturday. You hear coaches preach all the time to focus on what you can control and dont worry about the rest. That rings especially true for head coach Rocky Long, who is winning more than anyone has won with the Aztecs in 40 years yet finds his program at the mercy of the electorate, which must decide whether to fund the Chargers new stadium. If the NFL leaves, theres no guarantee that outdated Qualcomm Stadium will be kept just for San Diego State. And then what?6. Anyone have October starting with Wake Forest and Maryland undefeated, Colorado leading the Pac-12 South, and Oklahoma and Notre Dame with losing records? I didnt think so. At least the Sooners have lost to two top-five teams. At Wake, head coach Dave Clawson is doing what he has done at his previous three stops, building a winner. The Demon Deacons, 4-0, have surpassed their win totals of Clawsons first two seasons because theyre not beating themselves. Wake is second in the ACC in fewest penalties per game (5.0) and turnover margin (1.25). ' ' '