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Colquitt's hearing postponed until June 25

Britton Colquitt’s hearing on charges relating to a February arrest have been postponed to June 25.

The Tennessee junior punter is facing charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident after hitting a parked car and fleeing in Feb. 17 incident. Colquitt was arrested about a mile from the incident.

According to police records, Colquitt admitted to having two beers, three mixed drinks and hitting the parked Ford Focus as well as a tree stump.

Colquitt subsequently lost his UT scholarship and is suspended for the first five games of the 2008 season following his fifth alcohol-related incident since arriving on campus in 2003.

Colquitt was the sixth UT football player charged by police from Jan. 11 to Feb. 17. The Vols have not had a public incident since Colquitt’s arrest.

Colquitt’s older brother Dustin was an All-American punter at UT and father Craig was an All-SEC punter at Tennessee.

Drew Edwards contributed to this story.

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