UTC quarterback Jacob Huesman gives thanks after scoring a touchdown against Citadel.Wofford coach Mike Ayers is a stoic, determined-looking 65-year-old man. It’s easy to picture him coaching at West Point, or even running West Point.
It’s perhaps harder to picture him saying what he did Tuesday, about University of Tennessee at Chattanooga quarterback Jacob Huesman: “That cat’s cool as a cucumber.”
Ayers went on to say many more nice things about the redshirt sophomore who has helped lead UTC to the top of the Southern Conference standings with two league games remaining. The Mocs (7-2, 5-1 ) host Ayers’ Terriers (5-3, 4-1) at Finley Stadium at 2 p.m. Saturday.
“He makes things happen,” Ayers said. “He turns a bad play many times into a positive play. The big thing that I think they’re asking him to do is manage the game. They’ve got enough tools that surround him, enough players that surround him that have big-play capabilities, and when they have a chance to get you, they’re going to get you.
“But at the same time they’re going to be patient and deliberate, and if something breaks down, he’s talented enough to take you from a minus play into a plus.”