(U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. ÷ Trial dates were set over the summer for the former football players charged with raping a University of Notre Dame female, according to the state prosecutor's office.

Lorenzo Crawford, Donald Dykes, Abram Elam and Justin Smith have all been expelled from the university for sexual misconduct.

The female student was allegedly raped March 28 in an off-campus house.

Crawford and Elam will be the first two to go before the court on Oct. 21. Crawford is charged with rape, conspiracy to commit rape, criminal deviant conduct and sexual battery.

Elam is charged with criminal deviant conduct, conspiracy to commit rape and sexual battery.

Smith's trial is scheduled for Oct. 28. He is charged with rape, conspiracy to commit rape and sexual battery.

Donald Dykes, charged with rape and conspiracy to commit rape, goes on trial Nov. 12.

Rape, conspiracy to commit rape and criminal deviant conduct are all Class B felonies that carry a possible sentence of six to 20 years and up to a $10,000 fine.

Sexual battery is a Class D felony with a maximum sentence of three years and a $10,000 fine.

The four men were expelled from the university in April after a closed disciplinary hearing with the Office of Residence Life and Housing.