Tennessee football coach Butch Jones has been criticized by a former player for not supporting that player's assistance to an alleged rape victim at the university.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former Tennessee football player has confirmed he assisted a woman who said she had been raped by two other players and that later he was attacked by teammates and told by coach Butch Jones that he had “betrayed the team.”

An amended complaint filed Wednesday in a Title IX lawsuit against Tennessee states a woman called 911 from former Volunteers receiver Drae Bowles’ car to report a rape in the early morning hours of Nov. 16, 2014.

The complaint also states that Bowles suffered a bloody lip when he was punched in the mouth by teammate Curt Maggitt later that day and was confronted by teammates Geraldo Orta and Marlin Lane the following day.

Bowles called Jones to tell him about being punched, and Jones said he was very disappointed in Bowles and that the receiver had “betrayed the team,” causing the player to break down and cry, according to the complaint. The complaint states Jones called Bowles several hours later to apologize for his comments.

The woman’s report of the attack led to the arrests of former linebacker A.J. Johnson and defensive back Michael Williams, who were indicted on aggravated rape charges in February 2015.

Tennessee issued a statement Wednesday night from its lawyer saying after reviewing the amended complaint, “We continue to stand by our actions.

“The facts, as opposed to allegations in a complaint, will demonstrate that the University acted properly in the matters at issue,” said Bill Ramsey, the university’s lawyer. “We have continuously worked hard to improve our processes and our procedures to ensure that we are doing all that we can to prevent incidents of assault, to support victims of assault and to pursue justice while ensuring due process for those accused. We will vigorously defend all claims in the amended complaint.”

Two more plaintiffs were added to the lawsuit in the amended complaint. The federal lawsuit alleges Tennessee has violated Title IX regulations and created a “hostile sexual environment” through a policy of indifference toward assaults by student-athletes. The suit now includes eight unidentified women as plaintiffs.

Although the allegations that Bowles was attacked by teammates were in the original complaint filed Feb. 9 in Nashville, the amendment adds details and a signed declaration from Bowles that states the allegations in the suit “are true with respect to the statements and descriptions of events pertaining to me.”

Bowles transferred to Chattanooga after the 2014 season.

The complaint states Bowles was driving when he noticed a woman “hyperventilating and crying near bushes in the parking lot.”

When Bowles was in the locker room later that day, according to the complaint, Maggitt confronted him and punched him in the mouth and that Bowles fought back and threw punches before teammates broke up the fight.

Bowles was eating alone the next day when Orta and Lane “aggressively came over to Bowles’ table to jump him as they shouted at him” before football strength coach Brandon Myles intervened, the complaint states. The complaint also states Jones took no action to discipline Orta, Lane or Maggitt.