UTC quarterback Jacob Huesman warms up before the Mocs’ 2015 season opener against Jacksonville State at Finley Stadium. Huesman was a senior that season, and now he’s coming back to UTC as an assistant coach under Rusty Wright.Sources within the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletic department have confirmed to the Times Free Press the hiring of three assistant coaches for the football program, including former Mocs standout quarterback Jacob Huesman.
The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made yet.
Huesman, who will coach UTC tight ends, was most recently a graduate assistant at Georgia State under Shawn Elliott, whose staff the past two seasons included new Mocs head coach Rusty Wright.
Chris Malone, a former UTC assistant, is returning to the program as well and will coach the offensive line. Kenny Baker, who was on Bobby Lamb’s staff at Mercer University, will coach the defensive line.
Huesman’s UTC playing career was one of the most prolific in program history. The son of former Mocs coach Russ Huesman, Southern Conference coaches named him the league’s offensive player of the year three straight seasons (2013-15). He holds multiple UTC career records, including total offensive yards (12,248), rushing yards (4,051), passing yards (8,197), rushing touchdowns (43), passing touchdowns (64) and total touchdowns (107), with the latter mark third all-time in the Southern Conference.