Tom Arth is leaving UTC to become the football coach at Akron.Maybe the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program thrives in adversity.
From the end of 2017 season to August, the Mocs replaced five coaches, including one – outside linebackers coach Shelton Felton – who left at the beginning of that month for a quality control position at the University of Tennessee.
Since the season has started, the team has dealt with a nearly six-hour game due to inclement weather in the season opener against Tennessee Tech and games in which the Mocs held two-touchdown leads against The Citadel, the University of Tennessee at Martin and Samford before having to hang on for narrow wins.
Yet they’re right where they want to be – at least from a record standpoint.
The Mocs – who are ranked 20th in the Stats FCS poll and 24th by Football Championship Subdivision coaches – will look to improve to 5-0 tonight while taking over sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference with a win over East Tennessee State (3-1, 2-0) at 7:30 at William B. Greene Stadium in Johnson City. The Mocs are also 2-0 in the SoCon.