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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Latest on the sentencing of a former Vanderbilt football player in the rape of an unconscious student (all times local):1:40 p.m.A former Vanderbilt football player who encouraged his teammates to rape an unconscious female student has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.Testimony during the trial showed that Brandon Vandenburg gave 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 the footage to friends while the crime was ongoing.Vandenburg had been dating the victim after arriving at Vanderbilt in the summer of 2013.The woman, who has since graduated from Vanderbilt, did not attend the sentencing, but a prosecutor read her statement asking for the maximum sentence. Vandenburg faced 15 to 25 years in prison.At Fridays hearing, Vandenburg blamed alcohol but said he was ashamed of what he had done and asked for mercy.---4:25 a.m.A former Vanderbilt football player is slated to be sentenced in the rape of an unconscious student.Brandon Vandenburgs sentencing will take place Friday.Under state law, Vandenburg faces 15 to 25 years in prison. He has been in jail since a jury convicted him in June. He was also added to the state sex offender registry.The 23-year-old was found guilty on five counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery and unlawful photography.Prosecutors said in 2013 that Vandenburg carried the woman into his dorm room, passed out condoms and took video as his teammates raped her.Cory Batey, Vandenburgs former teammate, received a 15-year sentence for his role in the rape.Charges against two other former teammates are pending. HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Nick Mullens threw for 591 yards and four touchdowns and Southern Mississippi set a school record with 702 yards of total offense in a 44-28 win over Rice on Saturday night.On Nov. 15 last year against Rice, Southern Miss (4-1, 2-0 Conference USA) set the previous school record for total offense with 682 yards.Mullens broke Austin Davis previous school record of 461 passing yards in a game he set against the Owls on Oct. 18, 2008.Allenzae Staggers had six receptions for 292 yards and touchdowns of 75, 811 and 93 yards.ddddddddddddHis yardage effort broke the previous record Kendrick Lee set against Houston on Nov. 11, 1996 with 260 yards.Staggers 93-yarder is the third-longest TD reception in school history and put the Eagles up 27-14.Tyler Stehling threw a 7-yard TD pass to Samuel Stewart to give Rice (0-5, 0-3) its only lead of the game at 7-3.Stewart had 19 carries for 132 yards and two scores. ' ' '