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Wiedmer: Two-a-days aren’t quite what they used to be for Mocs

Defensive linemen Josh Freeman, left, and Keionta Davis run a drill during the first day of football practice for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Aug. 3. Freeman said he won't miss the more frequent two-a-day practice schedules that are no longer possible under NCAA rules.
Defensive linemen Josh Freeman, left, and Keionta Davis run a drill during the first day of football practice for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Aug. 3. Freeman said he won't miss the more frequent two-a-day practice schedules that are no longer possible under NCAA rules. Defensive linemen Josh Freeman, left, and Keionta Davis run a drill during the first day of football practice for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Aug. 3. Freeman said he won't miss the more frequent two-a-day practice schedules that are no longer possible under NCAA rules.

By Mark Wiedmer 4 min read

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Talking to certain members of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program Wednesday evening, you got the feeling that this two-a-day practice stuff isn’t quite what it used to be, when real men walked uphill to and from school while wearing popcorn boxes for shoes and water was only available to those who dug their own wells.

Ah, those were the good ol’ days.

But UTC’s current two-a-day format, such as it was, the last of the two of them – yes, two of them TOTAL – having ended Tuesday, somehow left the 2015 Mocs in fairly good spirits, with surprisingly bouncy steps and strong smiles.

“I guess a part of me will miss them,” grinned senior quarterback Jacob Huesman as he walked onto Scrappy Moore Field. “A very small part.”