Tommy Rees started all but one game at quarterback last season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but the Lake Bluff native got himself in a bit of trouble this offseason when he was charged four misdemeanor counts stemming from an off-campus party on May 3. On Thursday, Rees appeared in court to enter a not guilty plea. His next court date is scheduled for July 17
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Rees was charged with one count of battery, two counts of resisting law enforcement and one count of illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. He was originally tagged with a felony battery on a police officer charger which has since by reduced.
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