UTC Mocs logoThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team will have two new offensive linemen when spring semester begins in January.
UTC already had a commitment from Ider (Ala.) High School senior Hunter Townson, who is graduating early, and on Sunday the Mocs received a commitment from former Marshall University center Channing Smith.
Listed at 6-foot-4, 280 pounds, Smith walked on at Marshall in 2011 after graduating from Pike County Central (Ky.) High School. Due to injuries on the line, Smith spent most of spring practice working as the first-team center. However, wanting a chance to play and be on scholarship, he left the team in August with the intention of transferring elsewhere.
“I just wanted to go somewhere where I had a chance to win some games, get a good education and I’ll be on scholarship,” said Smith, who visited Chattanooga last Thursday.
Smith was coached last spring at Marshall by former UTC offensive line coach Geep Wade, who now works with the Herd’s centers and guards. Smith said he heard a lot of good things about the Mocs from Wade.