UTC head coach Russ Huesman is the Southern Conference’s coach of the year.
UTC junior quarterback Jacob Huesman is the Southern Conference’s offensive player of the year.
UTC senior defensive end Davis Tull is the Southern Conference’s defensive player of the year.The on-field dominance carried over Tuesday as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team racked up a record number of Southern Conference postseason honors.
Both the coaches and media all-conference teams were released, and 22 UTC players were named either first- or second-team All-SoCon or to the all-freshman team, and four Mocs were selected as the league’s best.
UTC senior defensive end Davis Tull became the first three-time SoCon defensive player of the year since Appalachian State’s Dexter Coakley (1994-96), and junior quarterback Jacob Huesman earned his second straight offensive player of the year award. Tull and Huesman were the choices for those awards by both the coaches and the media.
Sophomore guard Corey Levin became only the second UTC player to win the Jacobs Blocking Award as the league’s top offensive lineman, and Russ Huesman was named the conference’s coach of the year for the third time in his six years heading the program.
“It’s pretty amazing that we had this many people on the all-conference team,” Coach Huesman said. “I’m proud of everybody who made it. It always makes you feel good as a coach when your guys get recognized for their hard work. It goes to show the kind of year we had and the kind of players we have.