Immediately following his conviction, Counts sat on the sidelines when the Griz beat Idaho State 33-27 last November.

Counts was sentenced to six months, all suspended, for the break-in. His conviction would have been deferred after a year if he had met the conditions of his sentence, including 80 hours of community service and restitution of up to $16,500 — split among the those involved — toward counseling for the family involved. Counts was also prohibited from drinking and from entering places that serve alcohol.

The Missoula County Attorney’s Office filed a petition to revoke Counts’ deferred sentence Friday afternoon, saying he failed to abide by the no-alcohol condition and didn't follow the laws during his deferral period.

The student-athlete code of conduct states that violating a term of probation or other condition imposed by a court in a criminal proceeding is a Category II violation. A second Category II violation is punishable by suspension of 30 percent of all games.

If Counts is convicted of a misdemeanor DUI, it would be his third Category II violation of the conduct code, which calls for a dismissal from the football team.

University of Montana’s Athletic Director Kent Haslam said Counts' punishment hasn't been determined.

“We’ll decide what the punishment will be based on whatever is in the student-athlete code of conduct,” Haslam said. “We just need to wait this through and see what the final results are. I don’t want to speculate right now.”

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