Cocaine distribution charges against former Tennessee quarterback...

Cocaine distribution charges against former Tennessee quarterback Tony Robinson and fullback Kenneth Cooper have been sent to a Knoxville grand jury after a detective testified that he bought 46.7 grams of the substance at their apartment.

Robinson and Cooper both pleaded innocent. The grand jury will hear evidence within 60 days and decide whether to return indictments.

Robinson, 22, the Volunteers’ starting quarterback last fall until his senior season was cut short by a knee injury, faces three felony counts of selling a controlled substance. He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years, up to 10 years on each count. Cooper, 22, faces five counts and a possible 50-year sentence.