As national signing day inches closer, the anxiety level is growing for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football staff. With just five days remaining before verbal commitments officially become part of college programs, Mocs coaches are sweating out a handful of late decisions and even some current commitments who continue to be wooed by other teams.
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“It’s nerve-racking,” UTC head coach Russ Huesman said. “Every time your phone rings you look to see who it is, and you don’t know if it’s good news or bad news — if they’re saying so-and-so is going elsewhere or is committing to you.
“Right now we’ve got our claws in some, but no backup plan. That’s a scary feeling, I’m telling you. But we made the decision that these were the guys we’re going to recruit, so we’re going to go and fight for them. We could get left a little bit or it could turn out good, you never know. We’ve got some position needs that we have not filled yet that’s going to come down to the wire.”
The biggest position of need that has yet to be addressed is running back, where the Mocs hope to sign at least two but have no commitments so far. With eligibility having run out for leading rusher Keon Williams and change-of-pace back Marquis Green , as well as fullback Taharin Tyson, UTC has only two experienced runners — Derrick Craine and Richardre Bagley — returning.