Keon Williams is a step closer to rejoining the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team.
The suspended running back met with coach Russ Huesman following a team meeting Monday and was informed that he would be allowed to participate in offseason conditioning with the Mocs.
“We’re going to let him start lifting weights with the guys,” Huesman said Tuesday. “He’ll be required to lift and run with them, be at team meetings, and we’ll continue to assess him throughout the spring.”
Huesman said Williams still has to earn the right — through taking care of business academically and socially — to participate in spring practice, which begins Feb. 24.
“If he continues on the track he’s on, then we’ll let him practice,” Huesman said.