The news was nearly all good from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team’s first preseason practice Thursday at Scrappy Moore Field.
With the sun mercifully hidden behind clouds throughout and the temperature in the mid-to-upper 80s, the conditions for the Mocs couldn’t have been much better.
“We got a break with the weather,” said Russ Huesman, beginning his third season as Mocs coach. “This was unbelievable.”
The players, sporting new practice jerseys (offense in white, defense in blue), ran around with a lot of energy during the two-hour session, and the coaches didn’t have to do much yelling.
“If we can carry the intensity that we had today, nothing but good things will come out of the practice,” quarterback B.J. Coleman said. “No question.”