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Tennessee has a culture-changing opportunity after sexual assault settlement

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Put aside for a moment that Tennessee is paying eight women $2.48 million to settle their Title IX lawsuit against the university over how it responded to sexual assaults accusations.

The money is understandably the headline in a settlement like this. Tennessee will pay more to the eight Jane Doe plaintiffs and their attorneys than it spends on its two football coordinators combined this season.

Still, there's a very eye-opening part of the settlement that deserves more attention because it could help more sexual assault victims come forward without fear of intimidation.