The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program begins practice Wednesday in preparation for the season opener on Aug. 29 at West Georgia.
UTC is coming off a 5-7 record and a 4-4 mark in the Southern Conference, the first losing season under head coach Rusty Wright. A season after returning just five starters, the Mocs will bring back 13 this season.
With retention not being the issue that it was the offseason before, the Mocs can reset their focus on attempting to win their first SoCon title since 2015 and reach the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for the first time since 2024.
Here are five questions the team faces as it enters camp.