In this installment of Where Are They Now presented by Avenger Logistics, we venture a few time zones away to find former Chattanooga Mocs footballer Sloan Allison '11. Sloan's story is an interesting one considering his path as a student-athlete.
 
He was a quarterback for his father Rodney, who was the Mocs head coach from 2003-08. His two years in his father's program presented a crossroads when his dad was let go and Russ Huesman entered in 2009. He chose to stick by his teammates and went from the quarterback room to the wide receivers to tight end and back to receivers.
 
Sloan played mostly on special teams for two seasons before carving out a larger role as time passed. He was integral in the 24-9 win at Samford in 2011 with B.J. Coleman and Terrell Robinson out with injuries. He shared quarterbacking duties that day with Graham Nichols. His play out of the Wildcat formation was key in maintaining time of possession as the defense clamped down on the Bulldogs. He ended his career with 30 catches for 283 yards and five touchdowns playing a total of 44 games with three starts.
 
But that was then, and this is about now. So where is Sloan? He now lives in Kihei, Hawaii on the island of Maui. He and his lovely wife Jordan are the proud parents of Ozzy who turns two in December. He works as a realtor on Maui for Villa Group, Luxury Maui Real Estate Agents.
 
How did you end up in Maui?
In the Spring of 2019, I was working for a Medical Device Distributor out of Chattanooga, Donny Bradley. Donny owned a Spine Device company that supported Spine Surgeons, and my territory was Nashville. The surgeon I was working with at the time announced he was moving to Maui. We didn't have much of his business at the time and truth be told, I was at a crossroads in the Spine Device world anyway.
 
I either needed to move to Maui or change careers. Jordan and I had a conversation and we decided to take the risk and have me go to Maui. I was on my own for eight months, and in that time, I started my own company supporting that Neurosurgeon, Dr. Chris Taleghani. Dr. Taleghani has not only been a great person to work with, but he has been an incredible mentor in all aspects of my life. Big shoutout to both he and his partner Ashley (and son Kam), they are our family out here!
 
The MVP of the move is hands down my wife Jordan. She supported us both financially and emotionally while I was getting things going here and deserves way more credit than I do in making the move to Maui. While I was here by myself, I was able to establish roots and meet a network of young hustlers who happen to be well established Real Estate Agents in the Luxury Resort Markets of Maui. Kento Tamaki convinced me to get my Real Estate License and as soon as I passed the exam, I joined The Villa Group in February 2020.
 
What's your biggest memory as a Moc?
The best memory of my time as a Moc is the relationships I made with my teammates. Wearing the Blue & Gold is one of the greatest honors I have had in my life and doing it with so many amazing teammates is something that will always be special to me. 70, 45, 13, 18, 19, 11, 7, 6, 21, 8, 12, 14, 75, 3, 5, 20, 22, 23, 26, 93 I know I forgot some, love ya'll!
 
What made you stay in the program in 2009 and see it through?
Great question - The 2008 season was obviously disappointing and being raised in the coaching business I understood that change was imminent. At that point, it didn't matter why it didn't work, I had to take emotion out of the equation and review the options I had and make the best decision from there.
 
I had a great opportunity to continue my path as a QB at Division 2 Angelo State University in West Texas. It was a fun offense in a good league in the part of the country that my dad is a legend. I would have competed for the QB job in the Spring of 09 and had a chance to play 3 years at the position I loved.
 
On the other hand, Chattanooga was an opportunity to be independent and create a new path in my hometown for the program that I loved. I knew winning the QB job at UTC was unlikely. Another small hurdle was that besides a few snaps at WR and Nose Guard in Middle School, I had never played another position other than Quarterback. I played golf most of my high school career and didn't play varsity football until my senior year. So, not getting on the field in any capacity was a possibility if I stayed at Chattanooga.
 
In Dec of 2009, after Richmond's National Championship run, Rick Hart hired Coach (Russ) Huesman. I watched that Richmond team play during that run and their defense was outstanding. Since we already had great players at Chattanooga, I thought we were a few pieces away from being really good. Coach Huesman decided to keep Scott Brincks on as our strength coach and he and I had a GREAT relationship. Coach Brincks appreciated the fact that I stayed, and he and I put together a plan for me to change my body and try to turn myself into a football player, not just a quarterback. I will always appreciate him for that. Love you Brincksy! Coach Huesman then put together an offensive staff that blew me away. I knew Will Healy from my Boyd Buchanan days, he was two starting QB's before me at Boyd (#BBSQBCLUB), and then I met Marcus Satterfield, who after our first conversation, I immediately knew I wanted to play for him.
 
Staying at Chattanooga humbled me in a way that was necessary in my growth in becoming a man. I lived a very privileged life up to that point and I wanted to prove to my Moc brothers who I really was. They could only see that I bled Blue & Gold if I stayed at Chattanooga.
 
What would 34-year-old Sloan tell 19-year old Sloan as he moved onto campus as a freshman in 2007?
Well, I'm 33 until October...but I would tell 19-year-old me not to throw so many interceptions and enjoy the ride!