Tennessee Quarterback Tyler Bray Accused Of Throwing Beer Bottles And Golf Balls At A Car

by Glenn Davis | 5:07 pm, July 25th, 2012

Quarterback Tyler Bray has alternated between looking extremely promising and struggling during his two seasons at Tennessee. He led the Vols to four straight wins at the end of the 2010 regular season and threw for 312 and four touchdowns against North Carolina in the Music City Bowl… but also added three interceptions. Last season, he got off to an outstanding start, with 14 touchdowns and two interceptions through four games… but was just 31-for-71 passing over his last two games after returning from an injury.

Essentially, Bray’s got tons of potential, but still has some work to do to maximize it. And what Bray and a friend were recently accused of doing is, uh, not the kind of throwing practice the Tennessee staff probably had in mind:

DeBusk said [witness Kirstie] Allen provided [victim Bradi] Hudson with the names of Bray and Michael C. Grandinetti, 26, who share an apartment at The Landings, as the people responsible for the damage.

Allen told Hudson that “there had been males drinking and throwing beer bottles and golf balls at her vehicle,” according to a police report.

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On Monday, Allen called police to report that her car had been vandalized. The report notes Allen suspects someone smashed her vehicle’s windshield in retaliation for her telling authorities about those responsible for throwing beer bottles and golf balls from an apartment balcony.

Important thing to note here: Bray’s not going to be charged with anything, because according to the Knoxville Police Department he offered to pay for all damages. But if he really did this, we’re… kind of at a loss here. College kids do dumb stuff. That’s a given. But just throwing beer bottles and golf balls at a parked car? Like no one would know? Like he’s not one of the most visible people at the entire school? Maybe there’s some backstory, but as of now, all we can do is emit a cry of confusion. You might even call it… [sunglasses] … a Bray. YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

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