The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team will take its No. 14 national ranking on the road this week to face Eastern Kentucky.   The Mocs (1-1, 0-0 SoCon) travel to Richmond, Ky., for a 6:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) kickoff against the Colonels (1-1, 0-0 OVC). 

Chattanooga owns its highest national ranking since 1992 while EKU is just two spots outside of the top-25.  UTC handed the Colonels a 42-24 loss in Chattanooga last season.  Eastern Kentucky has been impressive so far in 2011, including a tight 10-7 loss at Big 12 Kansas State.  Last week, they defeated Missouri State 28-24 at home. 

UTC has split its first two games in 2011, opening with a 40-7 loss at Football Bowl Subdivision No. 10 Nebraska before posting a 38-17 win against Football Championship Subdivision No. 10 Jacksonville State.  The win over the Gamecocks was the first against a top-10 team for Chattanooga since 2000.

Like all of the Mocs games, fans can catch the action on the Mocs Sports Network.  The flagship station is ESPN Radio 105.1 FM in Chattanooga.  Jim Reynolds is in his 32nd year as the play-by-play and is joined by color commentator Todd Agne and Will Poindexter on the sidelines.  There will be a pay-per-view video stream available on OVCSports.tv.  

COACHES AT A GLANCE
Former Moc Russ Huesman (Chattanooga '83) is 13-11 in his third year at his alma mater.  He has led the Mocs to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1990 and 1991.  UTC's 5-3 SoCon record in 2010 was the most league wins for the Mocs since 1985.  He was the 2009 SoCon Coach of the Year in his first year at Chattanooga.  Huesman is 1-0 against EKU, having defeated the Colonels 42-24 last season.  

EKU head coach Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan '86) is 20-16 in his fourth year.  He lost his only matchup with the Mocs 42-24 last season.  He was the 2008 OVC Coach of the Year when he was also a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award.  He has guided EKU to a second place finish in the OVC in each of the last two years.   

NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT THE EKU SERIES

• This will be the just the sixth meeting between the two schools...series is tied at 2-2-1.
• The Mocs have won the last two games, both in Chattanooga.
• These two schools are just 250 miles apart...a little more than a four hour drive up I-75...Furman, Samford and Western Carolina are the only schools in the SoCon closer to Chattanooga than EKU.
• After last year's loss to the Mocs, EKU went 6-2 the rest of the way to finish 6-5.

NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT THE EKU GAME

• A win against the Colonels would give the Mocs two non-conference FCS wins for the first time since 2005 when they defeated Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State.
• EKU is just two spots outside of the top-25 in the Sports Network/Fathead.com poll.
• Eastern Kentucky has not allowed a point in the first half this season, including a 10-7 loss at Big 12 Kansas State.
• Mocs junior DL Joshua Williams is just one sack away from tying the Mocs career record of 14.5 held by Kenny Sanders (1995-98).
• Chattanooga's Joel Bradford (Offensive) and Wes Dothard (Defensive) snagged SoCon Player of the Week honors after the Mocs' 38-17 win over No. 10 Jacksonville State.
• Linebacker Ichiro Vance (Defensive), kick returner Jeremy Caldwell (Co-Specialist) and running back Jeremiah Williams (Newcomer) came away with adidas OVC Player of the Week honors following Eastern Kentucky University's 28-24 win over Missouri State Saturday night.
• The Mocs are trying to improve to 2-1 for just the fourth time since 2000.
• UTC is 1-1 in non-conference road games against FCS teams under Huesman. They won at Presbyterian College in 2009 and lost at Jacksonville State last season.
• EKU senior DB Jeremy Caldwell was named to the initial Buck Buchanan Award watch list in July. He joins Mocs preseason All-American Joel Bradford and Walter Payton Award Candidate B.J. Coleman as three players in the game with national hype heading into 2011.
• EKU was picked third in the preseason OVC poll behind Jacksonville State and Murray State. The Colonels return nine offensive and seven defensive starters including a league-high seven players who were named to the 2011 preseason All-OVC team.

EKU-UTC CONNECTIONS
There are seven players on the Colonels roster from the Chattanooga area, highlighted by 2011 Buck Buchanan Watch List member Jeremy Caldwell.  Caldwell is a senior DB from Chattanooga's Red Bank High School.  Not only is Caldwell one of the top DBs in the FCS, he is also a dangerous return specialist.  He has already run back on kickoff for a touchdown and ranked No. 2 in the nation in return yards (33.7)last season. 

Senior OL Orlandus Harris and freshman DB Deno Montgomery both graduated from Chattanooga's Brainerd High School.  Freshman RB LeGreg Burns prepped at Lakeview High School in nearby Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., while sophomore DL Devin Gainer is from Ringgold, Ga.  Freshman LB Floyd Coffey played for Dalton High School in Dalton, Ga., and freshman OL Tucker Bolton is a native of Oldfort, Tenn., and graduated from Bradley Central. 

CHATTANOOGA 42 - EASTERN KENTUCKY 24 - SEPT. 18, 2010

• B.J. Coleman and Joel Bradford hooked up for an 80-yard TD pass play in the first quarter. It was the longest Mocs' reception since Stepfon Hawkins' 80-yarder at Samford on Sept. 2, 1999. It is the eighth passing play of 80 yards or more in UTC's DI history.
• The Mocs had a 300-yard passer (Coleman - 24-32 for 375), 100-yard receiver (Bradford - 11 for 252) and a 100-yard rusher (Wynn - 17 for 122) for the first time since a 43-40 loss against Liberty on Nov. 13, 2004...that game Cedric Stevens threw for 364 yards, Eugene Cousart ran for 114 yards and Emanuel Hassell had 130 yards receiving.
• Mocs had a 548 yards of total offense...third highest total last season...it was their most since recording 695 in a 59-56 win against Appalachian State on Oct. 30, 2004.
• B.J. Coleman was sacked in the endzone for a safety. It is the first safety UTC has allowed since a Team safety was recorded against Elon on Oct. 18, 2008.
• Sloan Allison had two TD catches in the game...35 receiving yards is still tied for his career-high.
• Marlon Anthony's four catches are still his career-high for a game.
• Joel Bradford set a school record with 254 receiving yards on 11 catches...he went on to break this mark with 274 at Furman later in the year...at the time it was the fifth most receiving yards in a game in SoCon history...80-yard TD catch in first quarter is the longest Mocs' reception since Stepfon Hawkins' 80-yarder at Samford on Sept. 2, 1999. It is the eighth passing play of 80 yards or more in UTC's DI history...three catches in the first quarter led to 101 yards receiving and one TD...it was his first career 100-yard receiving game...second highest receiving yards total in a game in the FCS last season.
• B.J. Coleman went 24-32 for a then career-high 375 yards passing...4 TD tied then a career-high...3rd career 300-yard game...80-yard strike to Bradford in the first quarter is a career-long pass play.
• Ryan Consiglio had a game-high 10 tackles...one of 10 games in his career with 10+ tackles.
• J.D. Dothard had his third career interception in the second quarter.
• Buster Skrine played essentially with one arm due to an injured elbow...but still managed an acrobatic, one-handed interception.
• Joshua Williams had a career-high three sacks.

MOCS IN THE RANKINGS
UTC is No. 14 in the Sports Network/Fathead.com Top-25 and No. 17 in the FCS Coaches Top-25, the two polls recognized by the NCAA.  This is the highest national ranking for UTC since reaching No. 9 after starting the 1992 season 2-0.  Chattanooga finished that year with a nine-game losing streak. 

This is the third straight UTC has been ranked, its longest streak to start the season in school history.  Chattanooga was ranked for four straight weeks in 1982 for the longest run at any time on record.  UTC was ranked for two weeks last season, climbing as high as No. 20 before a loss to Elon on Oct. 30.

MOCS RECENT SUCCESS VS. RANKED TEAMS
UTC scored its first win over a top-10 team since 2000 with a 38-17 victory against No. 10 Jacksonville State on Sept. 10.  Chattanooga has had some success against ranked opponents under head coach Russ Huesman.  UTC is 4-4 since 2009 against ranked FCS opponents, including the following wins:
No. 17 Wofford - 38-9 - Sept. 26, 2009
No. 18 Georgia Southern - 35-27 - Oct. 16, 2010
at No. 25 Furman - 36-28 - Oct. 23, 2010
No. 10 Jacksonville State - 38-17 - Sept. 10, 2011

BRADFORD A CONSENSUS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
Senior WR Joel Bradford has garnered countless preseason All-American honors heading into 2011.  He returns after breaking the Mocs' school record with 1,284 receiving yards in 2010.  He was named 3rd Team All-American by the Associated Press and is touted as one of the top receivers in the country.  He is the leader in receiving yards among all FCS returners from across the country and fifth most in Division I (FBS included).  He needs 177 yards to break into the top-10 for all-time receiving yards at UTC and will try to become the fifth Moc to surpass 2,000 yards for a career.

After making four catches for 47 yards at Nebraska, Bradford had a breakout game against No. 10 Jacksonville State.  He tied a career-high with 15 catches for 162 yards.  He earned SoCon Offensive Player of the Week honors for the third time in his career.  It is the most catches in a game by and FCS player this season.  He is currently second in the SoCon and tied for No. 4 in the nation with 9.5 receptions per game and is No. 17 with 104.5 receiving yards per game. 

COLEMAN ON THE WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST
Senior QB B.J. Coleman became the first Moc since Alonzo Nix in 2004 to be named to the preseason Walter Payton Award Watch list.  Coleman is one of 11 QBs on the 20-player list for the Football Championship Subdivision's top offensive honor.  He has put up some big numbers in his career, and is looking to add to those in his final year.  He has 5,814 career passing yards, fifth all-time at UTC, and needs 1,416 yards to break Chris Sanders' (1999-00) school record.  He is just the sixth Moc to throw for 5,000 yards in a career.  He has 46 career TD passes, second all-time at UTC and needs four more to break another one of Sanders' records.  His 17 200+ passing games are second on the Mocs' career list and he is one of two Mocs in school history with six+ 300-yard passing games.

Coleman is currently second in the SoCon with 243.0 passing yards per game.  He is 42-66 with three TDs and one INT. 

CONSIGLIO LEADS THE SOCON IN TACKLES
Senior LB Ryan Consiglio is living up to his preseason 1st Team All-SoCon selection.  He is currently tied for the lead in the league with 21 tackles.  He had a team-high 14 stops at Nebraska to open the season and is also tied for 20th in the nation in that category.

DOTHARD EARNS FIRST SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Sophomore linebacker Wes Dothard sealed the Mocs 38-17 win over No. 10 Jacksonville State with a fourth quarter pick-6.  He made five tackles and forced a fumble while leading a Mocs defense that only allowed 17 yards in the second half. 

POSTGAME NOTES VS. NO. 10 JACKSONVILLE STATE

• First win over a top-10 team since UTC beat No. 6 Appalachian State 30-27 on Oct. 28, 2000.
• UTC locked down on defense in the second half, holding Jacksonville State to just 17 yards on 23 plays.
• The Mocs held JSU to 1/13 on third downs in the game.
• Chattanooga snaps a four-game losing streak to the Gamecocks. It is UTC's first win in the series since a 21-18 victory on Sept. 10, 2005. The Mocs improve to 26-10 all-time vs. Jax State.
• Attendance of 12,185 was the 7th largest crowd in Finley Stadium history. It was also the 4th largest crowd in the Huesman Era.
• The Mocs actually trailed 14-7 after the opening quarter. UTC is just 5-9 when trailing after the first period in the Huesman era.
• Chattanooga out-gained JSU 212-55 in rushing yards. The Mocs are 8-1 when outrushing their opponent under Huesman. Their only loss came last season at Jacksonville State.
• The Mocs improve to 9-5 in home openers at Finley Stadium. They are 71-30-1 all-time in home openers.
• Sloan Allison career-high three catches for 35 yards...35 yards tied a career-high.
• Chris Awuah 170 all-purpose yards (77 rush, 57 catch, 36 return)...on shy of his career-high set at Nebraska...game-high 77 yards on 17 carries with 2 TDs...2nd career game with 2+ rushing TDs.
• Joel Bradford tied a career-high with 15 catches...totaled 162 yards and on TD...5th career 100-yard receiving game...9th career TD.
• B.J. Coleman 23-33 passing for 296 yards and two TDs...17th career 200-yard passing game...career long 19-yard run in the first quarter...finished with a career-high 40 yards...ran for a 2-pt conversion.
• Wes Dothard 30-yard INT return for a touchdown...finished with a five tackles, forced fumble, PBU and QHU...first career INT.
• Joshua Williams 1.5 sacks...13.5 for his career...3rd all-time at UTC...six tackles and one QBH.

SEASON NO. 104
The Chattanooga Mocs are in their 104th season of collegiate football in 2011.  The University of Chattanooga was founded in 1886 and football began play in 1904.  No teams were fielded in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I.  There was also a two-year hiatus from football action during World War II in 1943 and 1944.  The Mocs have an all-time record of 484-493-35 (.496) and have won 10 conference titles.  Chattanooga has been a member of the Southern Conference since 1977, winning the league championship four times (1977, 1978, 1979, 1984).

"RESTORE THE GLORY"
For the past two years, the slogan for the Mocs football program has been, "Restore the Glory."  Head Coach Russ Huesman was hired in December 2008 to bring back the championship tradition that he helped to build as a defensive back from 1978-81.  During his time at UTC, the Mocs won two Southern Conference championships under legendary head coach Joe Morrison.  In fact, UTC won the SoCon in four of its first eight years in the league (1977, 1978, 1979 and 1984).  Just 24 games into his tenure, Coach Huesman has taken a team that went 1-11 in the year prior to his arrival and rebuilt them into a nationally ranked squad.  There is still a long way to go to "Restore the Glory," but Coach Huesman certainly has the Mocs moving in the right direction.

THIRD YEAR IN A ROW MOCS BREAK SEASON TICKET SALES MARK
Chattanooga has broken its season ticket sales record in each of head coach Russ Huesman's first three years.  In 2009, the Mocs sold 2,527 season tickets, topping that with 2,676 last year.  UTC sold 2,761 for the 2011 season.

ATTENDANCE IN THE HUESMAN ERA
UTC has seen a dramatic growth in attendance at home football games since the hiring of Russ Huesman in December 2008.  Seven of the Mocs top-10 crowds in school history have come in the 11 home games of the Huesman era.  Chattanooga is averaging 11,654 fans per game since the start of 2009.  Prior to Huesman's arrival, UTC averaged 5,767 fans per game in the 2008 season. 

IT'S ALL IN THE NAME
On first reference, it is acceptable to refer to us as the "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga".  After that, correct references are "Chattanooga" and/or "UTC".  Our nickname is "Mocs".

SEVEN MOCS ON THE PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM
UTC put seven players on the preseason All-Southern Conference team, led by senior All-American receiver Joel Bradford and senior linebacker Ryan Consiglio who were both selected to the first team. Bradford brings in preseason recognition after breaking UTC's school record with 1,284 receiving yards in 2010.  He is the Mocs' lone representative on the offensive first team. 

Consiglio led Chattanooga with 110 tackles last season and was picked by his teammates as one of four captains in 2011.  He was a second-team All-SoCon honoree last year and is looking to build on that strong performance. 

Fellow captain and senior quarterback B.J. Coleman is a second team preseason selection.  A 2011 Walter Payton Award Candidate, Coleman was No. 7 in the nation with 272.4 yards per game in 2010.  His 26 TD passes were No. 6 in the NCAA FCS, earning him a spot on the All-SoCon second team. 

Junior Adam Miller started seven games at right tackle last season and will be one of the most experienced returners in 2011.  He is a two-time Academic All-SoCon pick and has started 18 games in his career while joining Coleman on the preseason second team offense.

A pair of defensive backs, senior captain Chris Lewis-Harris and sophomore Kadeem Wise, were named to the second team defense.  Wise was the 2010 SoCon Freshman of the Year after breaking head coach Russ Huesman's UTC freshman record with six interceptions.  Lewis-Harris was third on the team with 55 tackles as a safety. 

Rounding out the Mocs' representation on the preseason squad is senior defensive lineman Nick Davison.  Davison transferred to UTC from UAB prior to the start of the 2010 season and finished second on the defensive line with 45 tackles while adding eight tackles-for-loss. 

CHATTANOOGA TABBED FOURTH IN PRESEASON SOCON POLL
Chattanooga grabbed one first-place vote in the SoCon Coaches Preseason Poll, finishing in fourth with 45 points.  Appalachian State was tabbed as the preseason favorite for the sixth consecutive year.  The Mountaineers, who have won or shared six straight SoCon championships, received five of nine first-place votes in the balloting.  After posting a 10-5 mark in 2010 and advancing to the NCAA playoff semifinals, Georgia Southern was picked second in the coaches' preseason poll, just one point behind Appalachian State.  Wofford was the third Southern Conference team to advance to the FCS Playoffs in 2010 and the Terriers were selected third.  Elon (33) narrowly edged Furman (30) for fifth place as both programs will have new coaches on the sidelines in 2011.  Samford was tabbed seventh with 25 points and The Citadel was picked eighth, while Western Carolina was slotted ninth.

ROSTER, DEPTH CHART AND BREAKDOWNS
A complete roster is located on pages 10-11.  There is a roster breakdown on page 12 and a list of the starters and letterwinners returning and lost on page 13.  A full depth chart can be found on pages 14-15. 

STARTERS/LETTERMEN RETURNNG/LOST
The Mocs return a total of 39 lettermen from the 2010 campaign. There are 18 coming back on the offensive side of the ball, while 17 also return on defense.  Four specialists return for the 2011 season. There are 16 starters returning, including five on offense, eight on defense and three on special teams.  A full breakdown of who is back and who is not is available on page 13.  

TEAM CAPTAINS CHOSEN FOR 2011
Following the 2011 Blue & Gold Spring Game, 2011 team captains were named.  Selected by the players and coaches, the position of team captain for the Chattanooga Mocs is one of honor and responsibility.  QB B.J. Coleman, DB Chris Lewis-Harris, LB Ryan Consiglio and DB Jordan Tippit, all seniors, are charged with the task of leading Mocs Football in the classroom, on the field and in the community for the next year. 

MOCS LOOKING FOR THIRD WINNING SEASON IN A ROW
The Mocs have posted 6-5 records in each of the last two years.  It is the first time Chattanooga has recorded back-to-back winning records since the 1990 (6-5) and 1991 (7-4) campaigns.  Another winning season would give the Mocs three-straight for the first time since 1983-85 when they went 7-4, 6-5 and 6-5.   

ANOTHER TOUGH SCHEDULE ON TAP IN 2011
After playing the fifth-toughest schedule in the FCS in 2010, the Mocs have again put together another solid slate for the upcoming season.  After opening with a trip to Nebraska on Sept. 3, the Mocs returned for the home-opener on Sept. 10 against No. 9 Jacksonville State.  The Gamecocks are one of four teams on Chattanooga's plate that are ranked in the top-10, including at No. 3 Appalachian State, at No. 1 Georgia Southern and against No. 8 Wofford.  UTC also travels to Eastern Kentucky and Elon who are both receiving votes. 

MOCS VS. THE HEISMAN CONTENDERS
The Mocs have faced off against the eventual Heisman Trophy winner, or runner-up, in each of the previous four seasons.  UTC faced Auburn's Cam Newton in 2010, Mark Ingram (Alabama) in 2009, Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) in 2008 and 2007 runner-up Darren McFadden (Arkansas). 

FOUR ALL-SOCON SELECTIONS RETURN IN 2011
Of the school-record nine Mocs who made the All-SoCon team in 2010, four are back for 2011.  All-American receiver Joel Bradford heads the list that includes quarterback B.J. Coleman, linebacker Ryan Consiglio and defensive back Kadeem Wise. 

MOCS VS. THE FBS POWERS
Like most FCS teams, Chattanooga takes on at least one FBS squad each year.  However, the Mocs have faced some of the best in recent years.  Chattanooga continued this trend with a season-opening trip to No. 10 Nebraska on Sept. 3.  Here is a rundown of the FBS opponents in the last four years and where each ranked when they faced UTC.
No. 10 Nebraska won 40-7 on Sept. 2, 2011
No. 2 Auburn won 62-24 on Nov. 6, 2010 - eventual BCS Champion
No. 2 Alabama won 45-0 on Nov. 21, 2009 - eventual BCS Champion
Florida State won 46-7 on Sept. 13, 2008
No. 4 Oklahoma won 57-2 on Aug. 30, 2008

MOCS CONTINUE STRONG RECRUITING
Since being hired in December 2008, head coach Russ Huesman has hit the recruiting trail hard.  All three of the Mocs' classes under Huesman have been ranked in the top-10.  The 2009 and 2010 groups were both No. 9 in the FCS, while the 2011 crop came in at No. 10.  

MAJORITY OF THE MOCS ARE FROM TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA
Of the 84 members currently on the Mocs' roster, 68 list Tennessee (44) or Georgia (24) as their home state.  That means 81% of the roster is from Tennessee or Georgia, including 52% from Tennessee and 29% from Georgia.  Nine Mocs are from Florida, while there are five from Alabama and one each from North Carolina and Virginia. 

MOCS ROSTER INCLUDES A NUMBER FROM THE CHATTANOOGA AREA
UTC's football roster boasts 17 members from the Chattanooga area.  The McCallie School is currently the biggest feeder to the program with five former members on the Mocs' roster, including Joel Bradford, Blake Coddington, B.J. Coleman, Jarrod Coleman and Thomas Green.  Be sure to check out page 12 to see a full breakdown of the 2011 roster. 

MOCS WIN WHEN THEY CAN RUN THE BALL
Even though UTC is known for its passing attack, the Mocs are tough to beat when they run the ball effectively.  In the two-plus years under head coach Russ Huesman, UTC is 8-1 when outrushing its opponent, including a 4-1 mark in 2010.

MOCS ARE SUCCEEDING ON THE FIELD WHILE REFOCUSING IN THE CLASSROOM
Chattanooga set record grade-point-average and APR numbers last year.  The Mocs posted a 2.66 g.p.a. in the 2011 spring semester, a new program best.   UTC's most recent single-year APR score was also a program-high 988.  That was two-points shy of tops in the SoCon and pushed the four-year average to 925.  UTC is now operating without any APR scholarship or practice time restrictions for the first time. 

The Mocs had to overcome APR penalties that were brought on due to poor performances in the classroom prior to the arrival of head coach Russ Huesman in 2009.  The Mocs experienced success on the field the last two seasons, despite only being allowed 16 hours of countable activity (meetings & practice time) per week over five days.  This means the team did not take part in any practice or meetings on Monday's or Fridays, including the traditional walk-through on the day before a game.   Normally, the NCAA allows for 20 hours of activity over a six-day period in one week.  UTC also worked with just 55.18 scholarships, divided among 68 players.  The NCAA allows 63 scholarships among 85 players at the FCS level. 

The four hours per week that UTC saw docked from practice time was replaced with four hours of academic focus and the results in the classroom are tremendous.  In 2009, UTC put 10 players on the SoCon All-Academic team, shattering the previous high of four in one year.  This was followed by another nine student-athletes on the team in 2010.  A total of 23 Mocs made the Dean's List in each of the last two semesters.

HUESMAN, EHRENFELD ARE FORMER TEAMMATES OF THREE MOCS DADS
Head coach Russ Huesman and assistant coach Russ Ehrenfeld are both former Mocs football players.  Huesman played from 1978-81 while Ehrenfeld was a Moc from 1977-80.  Both of the Mocs coaches were teammates of Bryon Coleman (1977-80), Tim Dockery (1981-83) and Mike Nease (1980-83).  Coleman is the father of senior QB B.J. Coleman and freshman TE Jarrod Coleman (Chattanooga, Tenn.).  Dockery is the father of sophomore OL Hunter Dockery (Newport, Tenn.) and Nease is the father of sophomore OL Steven Nease (Greeneville, Tenn.).  Nick Davison's dad, Mark, was also a classmate of Huesman and Ehrenfeld at UTC, but he did not play football.  Huesman's son, Jacob, is now a freshman QB for the Mocs. 

COACHING STAFF STAYS INTACT
Coaching changes are always prevalent in college football, especially at the FCS level.  However, the Mocs will enjoy the luxury of having all 10 assistant coaches return for the 2011 season.  In fact, seven of the 10 assistants are starting their third season under head coach Russ Huesman.

ASSISTANT COACHES WITH CHATTANOOGA TIES
Chattanooga head coach Russ Huesman has an impressive group of assistant coaches for the 2011 season.  Not only are the assistants very experienced college football coaches, but many of them posses ties to UTC and Chattanooga.  A UTC letterman himself, Huesman has four other alumni on his staff, including Russ Ehrenfeld (1977-80), Tony Coode (1998-00), Geep Wade (1999-01) and Jimmy Lindsey (1996-99).  Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield was a graduate assistant at UTC from 1999-00 and the receivers coach in 2001.  Receivers coach Will Healy is a Chattanooga native and was an all-state quarterback at Boyd-Buchanan High School.

SLOAN ALLISON AND JACOB HUESMAN SHARE A UNIQUE CONNECTION
By the end of the 2011 season, senior WR Sloan Allison and freshman QB Jacob Huesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) will both have had the same unique experience of playing college football for their fathers at UTC.  Allison's dad, Rodney, was the head coach of the Mocs from 2003-08 and coached Sloan in his final two years at UTC.  Huesman, the 2011 Tennessee Division II-AA Mr. Football at Chattanooga's Baylor School, spurned many other offers to stay in the Scenic City and play for his father, Russ, the current head coach of the Mocs. 

SKRINE MAKES THE BROWNS, HARR CUT FROM CHIEFS
Two of last year's All-SoCon Mocs - Buster Skrine and Chris Harr - competed for spots on an NFL roster.  Skrine, a defensive back, was a fifth-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns.  He secured his spot on the team, thanks to a strong showing throughout the preseason.  Harr signed a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs but was cut at the end of preseason.  Eldra Buckley (2005-06) was recently cut by the Philadelphia Eagles while Terrell Owens (1992-95) is still a free agent.