The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga defenders began their third straight week of preparing for the triple-option offense Tuesday.
The Mocs had two weeks to prepare for last Saturday’s Southern Conference game at The Citadel – which resulted in a 28-10 win – and now they’ve turned their attention to No. 18 Georgia Southern (3-2, 1-1).
“I think it’s a nice advantage,” Mocs coach Russ Huesman said of playing option teams back to back. “We’ve gotten a chance to practice for three weeks and we’ve had a chance to go back and say, ‘Ah, that didn’t look good,’ or ‘Ooh, wow, if they’d have done this, we wouldn’t have been in great shape.’
“So it gave us an opportunity to go back and reassess ourselves.”
The Mocs (3-2, 2-1) allowed 238 yards rushing by The Citadel, slightly below the Bulldogs’ average. The UTC defense gave up 268 yards total, including just 98 in the second half.