More than 40 coaches applied to be the new volleyball coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Athletic director Rick Hart chose Travis Filar, who will begin next Thursday and has a busy spring already planned.
The former North Carolina assistant said he will arrive in town Thursday, meet with the Lady Mocs on Friday and then head to Atlanta on a recruiting trip. The spring season begins the next Monday.
“My family and I are chomping at the bit to get there,” Filar said over the phone Thursday. “We’re super excited to jump into the university and the community, and we can’t wait to get there.”
Lisa Rhodes retired in December after 17 seasons of guiding the Lady Mocs’ program.