The elements weren’t in favor of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team Monday. The team dealt with a steady downpour of rain, but that didn’t affect the practice schedule.
There was still work to be done.
The Mocs spent a vast majority of the two-hour practice working on situational drills. Down-and-distance was a focus of the last hour, as well as a lot of time spent with the defense trying to make late-game stops in two- and four-minute drills.
“You want to give them as many situations as you can,” UTC coach Russ Huesman said. “Obviously next fall, you’re going to have to work on them again, but this is the time of year you’ve got to do these things. We’ve done these drills before, but this is the first time we’ve really looked at
Quarterback Jacob Huesman enjoyed the rain a lot. During a few of the drills, he took off on a scramble, making sure that he slid when the opportunity presented itself — gaining about 8-10 yards on the slide itself.