UTC defensive lineman Derrick Lott, No. 91, practices with other linemen.The last time University of Tennessee at Chattanooga defensive tackle Derrick Lott faced a triple-option team, the 6-foot-4, 303-pound junior had 15 tackles.
What Lott did on Oct. 27, in Georgia Southern’s triple-overtime win over the Mocs, was “unheard of,” UTC coach Russ Huesman said last week. Officially the number is 15, though UTC’s coaches found two more.
Defensive linemen are supposed to be disruptive; seldom are they the ones making tackles. Against the triple-option, which uses so many runs up the middle, the Eagles were coming right at him and Lott was able to shed GSU’s blockers and make stops.
“I’m sure that’s the most tackles that I’ve ever had in my life,” the University of Georgia transfer said.
Most of the time the action is physical and mean at the line of scrimmage, but making tackles is fun.