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When I went to school at UT, I met Dustin Colquitt a time or two; he was wild, or at least as wild as a punter can be. His brother is currently there, and appears to be equally wild, if not more.

Tennessee punter Britton Colquitt has been suspended for the Vols’ first five games of the 2008 season following his weekend arrest on charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

Colquitt, 22, also was stripped of his scholarship, Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said in a statement Sunday.

According to the Knox County Judicial Commissioner’s Office, Colquitt hit a parked car early Sunday morning and then fled the scene. According to police reports, when officers stopped Colquitt, he admitted to drinking and driving as well as to hitting the car and a tree stump.

The story later goes on to say that he caused over $400 in damages, which really isn’t much considering another vehicle was involved. That said, jeez: This is about his fifth alcohol citation, and I went to this school. Unless you walk down the street with a beer and funnel in hand, you’re not getting caught.