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Five questions heading into UTC football preseason camp

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / The UTC football program will take a big step toward the fifth season under head coach Rusty Wright when it kicks off preseason camp Thursday.
Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / The UTC football program will take a big step toward the fifth season under head coach Rusty Wright when it kicks off preseason camp Thursday. Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / The UTC football program will take a big step toward the fifth season under head coach Rusty Wright when it kicks off preseason camp Thursday.

When the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team practices Thursday, the Mocs will begin in earnest their preparation for a 2023 season that opens Sept. 2 at North Alabama.

UTC’s 7-4 record last year was its best since a nine-win campaign in 2016, but it still ended with the program short of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for the sixth straight season.

Here are five questions coach Rusty Wright’s team faces entering preseason camp Thursday.


1. Do the Mocs have a quarterback?