Chris Marshall did something last week that he’d been waiting to do for a long time. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wide receiver caught a pass.
“It felt amazing — it felt really good,” said Marshall, a Pasadena, Calif., native who like the rest of UTC’s seniors could suit up for the final time Saturday when the Mocs (6-4, 5-2 Southern Conference) visit No. 9 Wofford (8-2, 6-1).
Marshall’s catch wasn’t just a run-of-the-mill reception in a 48-14 blowout win over Samford, either. It came on fourth down during the game’s opening drive.
On fourth-and-4 at the Samford 26-yard line, the Mocs went for it and quarterback B.J. Coleman fired a bullet to Marshall near the right hash mark.
“I knew I was helping my team out with a big fourth-down catch,” Marshall said. “We kept our momentum going and that’s really the most important thing. … I’m really happy with myself. B.J. put it there and it was great.”