Latest lineIn it’s final outing of the spring, the UTC offensive line, both the first and second units, performed well Saturday, line coach Geep Wade said.The line wasn’t allowed to cut block in the Blue & Gold game, which limited some of what it could do in blitz situations. Overall, Wade said, it was a good spring.”I thought protection, for the most part, got better the last four or five practices, especially last Wednesday,” he said. “We’ve got four more weeks in the weight room, and we’re really going to concentrate on our footwork. We’re going to try to get ahead.”
Graham Nichols picked up another Offensive MVP award, Will Healy and B.J. Coleman made their offensive coordinator debuts and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga first-team defense showed some muscle.
The Mocs closed out spring football practice Saturday in front of an announced crowd of 2,791 at Finley Stadium. The final score didn’t matter much, but it was the White squad, comprised of the first-team defense and second-team offense, that prevailed over the Blue team (first-team offense, second-team defense), 27-14, in the Blue & Gold game.
“It was a good day,” a smiling Mocs coach Russ Huesman said afterward.
Nichols, the Mocs’ backup quarterback behind Coleman, completed 12 of 19 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown with the White squad to earn MVP honors for the second year in a row.