Sometimes it’s good to just remind people how good you can be.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team, ranked No. 4 in the nation, served notice Saturday.
The Mocs jumped out to a 35-6 lead on homecoming and rolled to a 41-13 victory over Western Carolina in front of 11,495 fans at Finley Stadium. The win gave UTC a 7-1 record and a 5-0 record in the Southern Conference, with a road game at Mercer next week.
UTC ran up 384 yards of total offense on its way to the 29-point halftime lead, averaging over 10 yards per play. Derrick Craine scored four touchdowns and ran for 80 yards in the first 30 minutes, while quarterback Jacob Huesman had 288 yards of total offense in the half, completing all 10 of his passes for 169 yards and rushing 12 times for 119 yards.
Craine’s four first-half touchdowns were the most by a Moc since Artis Edwards had four against Appalachian State on Nov. 6, 1982.