A native of South Carolina, Rusty Wright didn’t grow up rooting for University of Tennessee football.
“I was a Georgia Bulldog fan,” the first-year University of Tennessee at Chattanooga coach said Tuesday, which was four days before his Mocs are scheduled to face the big brother Vols in Neyland Stadium.
“But whatever big school you play against or big stadium you play in, this is all about these kids having that experience. Playing in a place like Neyland Stadium against a program like Tennessee is a big deal.”
When you’re 0-2 for the season, as UT is, every game becomes a big deal. The idea that the Vols might look past the Mocs to next week’s trip to Florida went out the window when Tennessee lost its opener to Georgia State, then its next game to Brigham Young.
“It’s going to be a tough challenge for us,” Wright said. “We’re going to get their best shot.”