The on-field version of the Tom Arth era begins today for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Arth was introduced as the Mocs’ new football coach on Dec. 20 after former coach Russ Huesman left to become the coach at Richmond. UTC is coming off back-to-back 9-4 seasons, each ending in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs at the No. 1 team in the country: Jacksonville State in 2015, Sam Houston State in 2016.
The Mocs lost a number of key players off last season’s team, including five who received some sort of All-America recognition.
Here are five questions facing the Mocs as they begin spring practice today:
1. Have the players adjusted to the new coaching staff?