Tennessee junior receiver Bret Smith and former Vols' quarterback Brent Schaeffer, arrested on misdemeanor assault charges April 10, had their preliminary court dates reset for June 9.

Judge Bob McGee set the dates in Knox County General Sessions Court on Monday.

Knoxville attorney Jeff Hagood, who's representing Smith, said the case was moved because one of the prosecution's witnesses was not present.

Wade Davies, the attorney for Schaeffer, said another complication was that he's currently working jury duty.

Smith and Schaeffer's arrest came after an altercation in a university residence hall, according to UT police.

Both players were immediately suspended from the team by Vols' coach Phillip Fulmer after the arrests. Schaeffer has since left Tennessee.

Schaeffer is charged with striking Quantavious Emerson in the neck at 5:15 a.m. April 10 in the Clement Hall lobby. Emerson was involved in an argument with Schaeffer's girlfriend over her cell phone.

Part of the altercation was taped by a surveillance video camera at the dorm. Both Schaeffer and Emerson had metal bats at one point during the confrontation, though both dropped the bats before the skirmish occurred.

After striking Emerson in the neck, Schaeffer threw him to the floor, resulting in a cut on Emerson's head that required four staples, according to a UT Police affidavit.

Smith is accused of striking Emerson after Schaeffer had thrown him to the floor.

The Vols' football team has three other players involved in court action, two who are indefinitely suspended.

Junior defensive tackle Tony McDaniel has been indicted on felony aggravated assault charges for punching a fellow UT student in a Jan. 12 pickup basketball game. McDaniel's court date has not been set.

McDaniel's case was reviewed by an administrative law judge at UT judicial affairs last week. Those findings will determine the length of his suspension from school.

McDaniel's attorney is trying to work out a settlement with the victim.

Vols' redshirt freshman defensive end Robert Ayers and redshirt freshman linebacker Jerod Mayo have preliminary court hearings on June 7 and face felony aggravated assault charges stemming from another incident.

Ayers and Mayo were arraigned on April 19 for their alleged role in a March 4 incident at the University Center. The pair is accused of striking UT student Shadiyah Murphy after fights broke out at a fraternity party.

Murphy told police he saw Vols' junior linebacker Daniel Brooks strike a fraternity member. Brooks was not charged, but Fulmer said he suspended him for the first two games of next season for "being somewhere he shouldn't have been.''

Ayers, a reserve defensive end, admitted striking Murphy twice "on unknown parts of his body.'' He has been suspended from the team since his arrest.

Fulmer allowed Mayo to continue practicing with the Vols through the conclusion of spring drills. According to Fulmer, Mayo was misidentified, so he is not subject to punishment at this time.

"We'll deal with things we go along,'' Fulmer said Monday. "I'm looking forward to getting all of this behind us.''