MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga made mistakes in Saturday’s football season opener against Jacksonville State.
The Gamecocks made their fair share as well, but the miscues weren’t nearly as frequent or as devastating.
After the Mocs’ 27-13 loss in the Football Championship Subdivision Kickoff Classic at the Cramton Bowl, Tom Arth stood at the podium and noted, “We’re right there.”
A play here; a play there. An inch here; an inch there. Once all the inches had been tallied up, they still led to a loss in Arth’s debut as UTC’s head coach.
On defense, the Mocs’ mistakes were magnified. There was the 76-yard first-quarter touchdown run by Roc Thomas, who also had a 48-yard run on a screen pass. On the 59-yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Bryant Horn to former University of South Carolina receiver Shaq Davidson, a cornerback slipped, leading to the blown coverage.