A Tennessee football player who starred in Saturday's 45-0 victory against Chattanooga was arrested about 13 hours after the game ended.

University of Tennessee police arrested linebacker Jeremy Banks around 4:15 a.m. Sunday after a traffic stop revealed he had an active warrant for failure to appear in court for a July misdemeanor citation for driving while his license was suspended. He was booked and released on $500 bond Sunday morning.

"We are aware of the situation," UT football spokesman Zach Stipe said. "It was related to an unresolved traffic violation, which he has now resolved."

Banks is a reserve inside linebacker. He intercepted two passes during Saturday's victory.

A University of Tennessee police officer stopped Banks around 3:45 a.m. Sunday after he made an illegal U-turn at Volunteer Boulevard and Lake Loudoun Boulevard, according to the arrest report. Banks received a written warning for the traffic violation and was arrested after a records check showed an active warrant.

UTPD cited Banks on July 17 on Kingston Pike for driving on a suspended license. He missed an Aug. 21 court date, and a warrant was issued for his arrest later that day.

Banks signed with Tennessee as a three-star running back out of Cordova, and he spent most of his freshman season at that position, rushing for 185 yards.

Banks was moved to linebacker for a few weeks last season to help with depth before he returned to running back. The staff moved him back to linebacker during the preseason, and he quickly climbed the depth chart.

Banks has seven tackles this season.

Coach Jeremy Pruitt has been complimentary of Banks' potential on defense.

“I think if he played linebacker full-time, he could be as good as any linebacker I’ve ever coached,” Pruitt said Wednesday on the "Vol Calls" radio show. “That’s a decision that we’ve got to make moving forward.”

The News Sentinel's Hayes Hickman contributed to this story.

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