A former UI student has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and must pay a $625 fine for harassing a Hawkeye football player last fall, according to online courts records.

Brittney Mears, 23, was charged with third-degree harassment after she repeatedly yelled the name of Hawkeye defensive end Adrian Clayborn during the Oct. 3 game against Arkansas State. Mears was warned twice about the harassment before she was removed from the game and charged.

In an earlier incident, Mears reportedly sent a suggestive text message to Clayborn. On June 28, 2009, she allegedly continued to drive by Clayborn’s place of work while staring at him.

Because Mears previously served 23 days in jail, she will have that time subtracted from her sentence. She was also sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation.

— by Sam Lane