The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga had a lot of ground to cover during spring football practice.
Its offensive line had to be rebuilt after losing three starters, the defense had to improve after getting knocked around a bit it in 2010, and every other phase of the game was addressed, as well.
In the long run, the most important byproduct of the 15 spring sessions could be the development of some much-needed depth throughout the lineup.
“I think there’s a lot of progress as far as depth because we got a lot of young guys that stepped up and played,” said rising senior safety Jordan Tippit, who was named one of four co-captains for next season following Saturday’s Blue & Gold game.
Circumstances, both injuries and graduation, forced the Mocs to give a lot of freshmen and other inexperienced players numerous repetitions with the first and second units.