By The Associated Press

ULL’s Napier agrees to contract extension

LAFAYETTE — Louisiana-Lafayette head football coach Billy Napier agreed Tuesday to a contract extension.

ULL’s Director of Athletics, Bryan Maggard confirmed the deal.

Napier’s contract extends through the 2023 season. In a statement released through the school, Maggard said they were “proud of what he and his staff has been able to accomplish in such a short time.”

Napier is in his second season at ULL. Last year, the Ragin’ Cajuns won the Sun Belt Conference West division championship before losing to Appalachian State in the conference title game.

The Ragin’ Cajuns are off to a 4-1 start. The next game kicksoff at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a rematch against Appalachian State on ESPN.

Vols LB Banks

apologizes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee linebacker Jeremy Banks issued an apology through the school after video was released showing him cursing and saying that “where I’m from, we shoot at cops” during his arrest last month following a traffic stop.

Banks was arrested Sept. 15 after a records check during a traffic stop just before 4 a.m. revealed he had an active warrant for failure to appear on an earlier charge of driving with a suspended license.

In video footage of the arrest released Tuesday, Banks at one point says, “where I’m from, we shoot at cops.” At another point, Banks says he should have run and tested “you all’s speed.”

Also in the video footage, Banks calls head coach Jeremy Pruitt, who speaks to an officer and asks why the player is getting arrested. When the reason is explained, Pruitt says “this is the silliest (thing) I’ve ever seen in my life.” Pruitt also says that “I’ve worked at four places and never had no crap like this except for here.”