KNOXVILLE, TENN. ? Tennessee quarterback Brent Schaeffer and receiver Bret Smith were suspended indefinitely from the team Monday, a day after they were charged with hitting a student who was arguing with Schaeffer’s girlfriend in a dormitory.

The players were arrested at a dorm where many athletes live. They were charged with misdemeanor assault and released on their own recognizance Sunday after the early morning fight at another dorm. Their arraignments are set for April 18.

Coach Phillip Fulmer suspended the players, who will miss the remaining two days of spring practice this week and the annual Orange and White game Saturday.

“They made a bad social decision and were poor representatives of our team,” Fulmer said in a statement Monday.

Part of Schaeffer’s actions was caught on tape by a video camera in the dorm lobby, University of Tennessee police said.

According to an affidavit campus police filed in court, student Quantavios Emerson was arguing with Schaeffer’s girlfriend about her cell phone Sunday when Schaeffer hit Emerson in the neck.

Contacted in his dorm room, Emerson said he was doing OK but wasn’t ready to comment. Schaeffer’s lawyer didn’t immediately return calls, and Smith could not be reached.

Last season, Schaeffer became the first true freshman to start at quarterback in a Southeastern Conference opener since 1945.

Smith led all receivers last year as a sophomore with five touchdown catches.