When Justin King transferred to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga last spring, he found a new home.
Two of them, actually.
King, who spent three football seasons at the University of Tennessee, has fully made the transition to defensive tackle while becoming a team leader entering his fifth and final college season. While in Knoxville, he spent time playing quarterback (in wildcat packages), fullback and linebacker while trying to do whatever it took to earn playing time.
After spending a lot of time trying to make yet another move – to the interior defensive line – after arriving in Chattanooga, King played in the last nine games of the season and started the final four after an injury to four-year starter Josh Freeman. King finished with 12 tackles, a sack, a pass breakup, a quarterback hurry, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
He did that while admittedly feeling “uncomfortable” at times as a new guy for the Mocs, but King said now he feels at home at UTC – both on the field and off.