UTC quarterback Terrell Robinson runs agility drills during practice at Scrappy Moore Field Wednesday afternoon.The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team is coming off a 5-6 season and has to replace several multi-year starters on offense and defense. Here are five questions facing the Mocs heading into spring practice, which starts today:
1. How will the new, spread-style offense develop?
Losing quarterback B.J. Coleman for four games last season wasn’t a good thing, but it did give UTC a head start on its planned installation of a new, spread-style offense. Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield has called it a “pro-spread.”
Terrell Robinson is atop the quarterback depth chart entering the spring. Jacob Huesman and Graham Nichols are the backups chasing after his job. Robinson and Huesman ran the ball very effectively in high school, earning Mr. Football Back of the Year awards, and they should thrive in the new system.
“Obviously the offense is an important aspect of it, and we’ll see how that develops,” Huesman said. “It may look a little rusty at first, but I think the direction they’re going is good.”