Vanderbilt football team apologizes for 'don't need your permission' tweet

(Reuters) - Vanderbilt University's football team apologized for tweeting on Thursday "we don't need your permission," a phrase that raised concerns about its attitude toward sexual assault two years after four former players were first accused of rape. The full tweet, which has since been removed from the team's Twitter account, read: "We are relentless, tough and intelligent and ..." above a graphic that read, "We don't need your permission." "We apologize for today’s tweet. Former Vanderbilt football players Cory Batey, Brandon Vandenburg, Brandon Banks and Jaborian McKenzie were charged with raping an unconscious woman in June 2013.

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