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Mocs safety Lucas Webb aims to improve this season

UTC safety Lucas Webb prepares to recover a fumble — which set up a Mocs touchdown — during last year's game at Austin Peay. After a strong debut in 2013, the redshirt sophomore hopes to make this year and future seasons even better.
UTC safety Lucas Webb prepares to recover a fumble — which set up a Mocs touchdown — during last year's game at Austin Peay. After a strong debut in 2013, the redshirt sophomore hopes to make this year and future seasons even better. UTC safety Lucas Webb prepares to recover a fumble — which set up a Mocs touchdown — during last year's game at Austin Peay. After a strong debut in 2013, the redshirt sophomore hopes to make this year and future seasons even better.

By Gene Henley 3 min read

Lucas Webb quickly became the type of football player the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga coaching staff envisioned he would be as a redshirt freshman.

The best part of his development?

He knows there’s room for improvement.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound free safety, a STATS FCS preseason third-team All-American, was a consensus all-Southern Conference selection (first-team pick for media, second-team pick for coaches) last year in his first season on the field. He spent his offseason taking part in the Mocs’ rigorous training program, and as a result he started camp looking like a physically imposing presence in the defensive backfield.

“He’s done a great job so far. I love that kid,” UTC coach Russ Huesman said after Saturday’s practice. “He’s just a fantastic human being, a great individual and a hard worker, and that’s just the start.