MTSU football player Zeke Cobb arrested on two rape charges

Joseph Spears , Brinley Hineman | Daily News Journal

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State football player Reginald Ezekiel Cobb was arrested on Monday on two counts of rape, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.

The charges stem from a Sept. 1, 2018, assault, according to court documents.

Cobb, known as Zeke, is being held at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $60,000 bond, according to the indictment filed Nov. 6 in Circuit Court. A hearing is set for Nov. 26 in Circuit Court.

Cobb was served with a sealed indictment, according to Murfreesboro Police Department spokesman Larry Flowers.

“He’s charged with two counts of rape stemming from an incident in 2018,” Flowers said Tuesday afternoon.

The charges indicate the assault victim was mentally incapacitated or physically helpless at the time. Further details were not included in the indictment documents.

A native of Dalton, Georgia, Cobb came to MTSU for the 2017 season but suffered a knee injury and did not play. The receiver played in four games last season with one reception. He has no receptions this season.

He has been suspended from the team pending the outcome of the legal process, MTSU coach Rick Stockstill said.

"It is very disappointing and, if substantiated, such actions do not represent or reflect the standards we have worked extremely hard to develop for our program," MTSU coach Rick Stockstill said.