University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior running back Derrick Craine earned his second Academic All-America ® honor, announced by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) today.  Craine is a first team Division I selection that includes nominees from both the FBS and FCS levels. 

A native of McDonough, Ga., Craine has a 3.61 grade-point-average as a Health & Human Performance major.  He was a second-team Academic All-American honoree last year and is a two-time member of the Academic All-SoCon squad. 

This is the fourth Academic All-American honor for Mocs football.  Davis Tull made the team in 2013 and 2014 to go with Craine's two awards. 

Craine needs 32 rushing yards for the 12^th 1,000-yard season in school history.  He is currently second in the SoCon with 96.8 yards per game and 10 rushing touchdowns.

The Mocs are 9-3 overall and visit top-ranked and fifth-seeded Sam Houston State in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday.  Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on ESPN3.