KNOXVILLE — Senior Britton Colquitt will likely resume his duties as the University of Tennessee’s punter and kickoff specialist Saturday at Georgia, Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmer said Sunday evening.

Colquitt is generally considered one of the nation’s best punters, but off-the-field incidents have soured his collegiate career. His latest setback, a February DUI charge, resulted in a suspension from this season’s first five games.

The fourth Colquitt to punt for UT was also suspended in 2004 after a series of alcohol-related offenses.

Sophomore Chad Cunningham was inconsistent while filling in for Colquitt to start the season. He showed flashes but also made many mistakes, having two punts blocked and one line drive returned for a touchdown.

Fulmer said a protection breakdown caused a partially blocked punt Saturday against Northern Illinois, but the ball wouldn’t have been deflected had Cunningham stayed behind the spread formation’s shield. That same combination caused the block UCLA returned for a touchdown in September.

The Vols will practice tonight at approximately 8:15 p.m. before taking Monday off, as usual.

Read www.timesfreepress.com throughout the day, and Monday’s print edition for more information.

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