of playing in the nfl were dashed perhaps forever by an accuser who later recanted her story after he served the jail time. brian banks had a scholarship waiting for him at football powerhouse usc when a high school classmate accused him of rape. despite the fact that there was no dna, there were no witnesses. there was virtually no evidence, the young man spent five plus years in prison. here in an interview that aired last night on 60 minutes, he explained the plea deal he took on the advice of his lawyer. what i did was i pled no contest. so, i didn t plead guilty, but it still holds the same burden of a guilty plea. it was a situation where pretty much i was forced to take this deal. i had the option of facing life in prison or taking shorter time in prison and at the age of 17, and not really being represented correctly, i could only think of one thing getting home to my family and back to my life. the only way i saw that fit