Quarterback B.J. Coleman signed with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga this morning, coach Russ Huesman said, giving the Mocs their most high-profile signee in years.
Coleman, who is transferring after two years at the University of Tennessee, will hold a news conference at McCallie at 2:30 p.m. Coleman helped lead McCallie to the 2006 state championship game and twice earned the TSSAA Mr. Football award.
NCAA rules prohibit him from holding the signing ceremony or news conference on UTC’s campus.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Coleman redshirted in 2007 and saw limited action for the Volunteers last season. He was hoping to earn a shot at the starting job for the Vols but said after spring practice that he didn’t see himself “getting a fair shake” at the job. He informed Vols coach Lane Kiffin of his decision to transfer two weeks ago and spoke with several schools before deciding on UTC.
Coleman, an Academic All-SEC student, will be eligible to play right away because he is transferring from a bowl subdivision program to an FCS school. He is following in the footsteps of his father, Bryon, an offensive lineman at UTC from 1977-80 and played with Huesman.
Senior Jare Gault was the Mocs' No. 1 quarterback after spring practice, followed by senior Tony Pastore and junior Cody Romans. The depth chart might look a little different after today.
For more Mocs coverage, see tomorrow's Times Free Press.
John Frierson is in his fifth year at the Times Free Press and fifth year covering University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics. The bulk of his time is spent covering Mocs football, but he also writes about women’s basketball and the big-picture issues and news involving the athletic department. A native of Athens, Ga., John grew up a few hundred yards from the University of Georgia campus. Instead of becoming a Bulldog he attended Ole ...
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