Chattanooga Football 2012 SUMMER PRoSPECtUS - UTC Athletics

2011 SoUthERn ConFEREnCE
2011 Standings Overall SoCon
Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Ga. Southern 2/1 11-3 .786 7-1 .875
ASU 1/2 8-4 .667 6-2 .750
Wofford 3/3 8-4 .667 6-2 .750
Furman 6/5 6-5 .545 5-3 .625
Samford 7/7 6-5 .545 4-4 .500
UTC 4/4 5-6 .455 3-5 .375
Elon 5/6 5-6 .455 3-5 .375
The Citadel 8/9 4-7 .364 2-6 .250
Western Carolina 9/8 1-10 .091 0-8 .000
SoCon Preseason Polls (Coaches/Media)
2011 SoCon Football Players of the Week
Offense Defense Freshman Spec. Teams
W1 Jerodis Williams (FUR) Alvin Scioneau (Wof) Deion Stanley (GSU) Sam Martin (ASU)
W2 Joel Bradford (UTC) Wes Dothard (UTC) Shaun Warren (WCU) Chas Short (Fur)
W3 Aaron Mellette (Elon) Wes Dothard (UTC) Marquis Green (UTC) Sam Martin (ASU)
W4 Chris Forcier (Fur) Jeremy Kimbrough (ASU) Ezayi Youyoute (GSU) Adam Shreiner (Elon)
W5 Chris Forcier (Fur) Rod Harland (Cit) Dominique Swope (GSU) George Richardson (WCU)
W6 Robert Brown (GSU) Alvin Hines (Sam) Terrell Robinson (UTC) Brenton Bersin (Wof)
W7 Fabian Truss (Sam) Corey White (Sam) Terrell Robinson (UTC) Adrian Mora (GSU)
W8 Jerodis Williams (Fur) Wes Dothard (UTC) Terrell Robinson (UTC) Travaris Cadet (ASU)
W9 Eric Breitenstein (Wof) Mitch McGrath (Fur) Ronald Blair (ASU) Fabian Truss (Sam)
W10 Chris Forcier (Fur) Joshua Williams (UTC) Deion Stanley (GSU) Joel Bradford (UTC)
W11 Thomas Wilson (Elon) Joshua Jones (Elon) Dominique Swope (GSU) Drew Stewart (ASU)
W12 Aaron Mellette (Elon) Ryan Consigio (UTC) Dominique Swope (GSU) Laron Scott (GSU)
2011 SoCon Football Players of the Month
Sept. Aaron Mellette (Elon) - Off. Wes Dothard (UTC) - Def.
Oct. Eric Breitenstein (Wof) - Off. Demetrius McCray (Wof) - Def.
Nov. Aaron Mellette (Elon) - Off. Joshua Jones (Elon) - Def.
2011 SoCon Football All-Conference Teams
Offensive Player of the Year: Eric Breitenstein, Jr., RB, Wofford
Defensive Player of the Year: Brent Russell, Jr., DL, Georgia Southern
Freshman of the Year: Terrell Robinson, QB, Chattanooga C/M
Dominique Swope, RB, Georgia Southern C
Jacobs Blocking Award: Nate Page, Sr., OL, Wofford
Coach of the Year: Jeff Monken, Georgia Southern
First Team First Team Offense Second Team
Chris Forcier, Sr., Furman QB Jaybo Shaw, Sr., GSU
Fabian Truss, So., Samford RB Travaris Cadet, Sr., ASU
Eric Breitenstein, Jr., Wofford RB Jerodis Williams, Jr., Furman
Orry Frye, Sr., ASU OL Jake Miles, Jr., Wofford
Mike Sellers, So., The Citadel OL Dakota Dozier, So., Furman
Brett Moore, Sr., GSU OL Dorian Byrd, So., GSU
Ned Cuthbertson, Sr., Elon OL Willie Maxwell, Sr., GSU
Nate Page, Sr., Wofford OL Ryan Dudchock, Jr., Samford
Colin Anderson, Jr., Furman TE Ben Jorden, Sr., ASU
Aaron Mellette, Jr., Elon WR Kelsey Pope, So., Samford
Brian Quick, Sr., ASU WR Joel Bradford, Sr., UTC
First Team First Team Defense Second Team
Derek Douglas, So., The Citadel DL Ameet Pall, Sr., Wofford
Brent Russell, Jr., GSU DL Josh Lynn, Jr., Furman
Josh Williams, Jr., UTC DL Chris Billingslea, Jr., The Citadel
Eric Eberhardt, Sr., Wofford DL John Douglas, Sr., GSU
Jeremy Kimbrough, Jr., ASU LB Kadarron Anderson, Sr., Furman
Wes Dothard, So., UTC LB Alvin Scioneaux, So., Wofford
Ryan Consiglio, Sr., UTC LB Joshua Jones, Sr., Elon
Demetrius McCray, Jr., ASU DB Troy Sanders, Jr., ASU
Ryan Steed, Sr., Furman DB Chris Lewis-Harris, Sr., UTC
Corey White, Sr., Samford DB Kadeem Wise, So., UTC
Laron Scott, Sr., GSU DB D.J. Key, So., UTC
First Team Special Teams Second Team
Adrian Mora, Sr., GSU PK Cameron Yaw, Jr., Samford
casey Couey, Jr., The Citadel P Sam Martin, Jr., ASU
Laron Scott, Sr., GSU RS Fabian Truss, So., Samford
MAJORITY OF THE MOCS ARE FROM TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA
Of the 91 members currently on the Mocs’ spring roster, 80 list Tennessee (50) or Georgia (30) as
their home state. That means 88% of the roster is from Tennessee or Georgia, including 55% from
Tennessee and 33% from Georgia. Five Mocs are from Florida, four from Alabama and two from
North Carolina.
MOCS ROSTER INCLUDES A NUMBER FROM THE CHATTANOOGA AREA
UTC’s football roster boasts 20 members from the Chattanooga area. Northwest Whitfield High
School in Tunnell Hill, Ga., is currently the biggest feeder to the program with four former members
on the Mocs’ roster, including Adam Miller, Dustin Tate, Dean Haynes and Synjen Herren. Be sure
to check out page 10 to see a full breakdown of the 2012 roster.
IT’S ALL IN THE NAME
On first reference, it is acceptable to refer to us as the “University of Tennessee at Chattanooga”.
After that, we prefer to be called “Chattanooga” or “UTC.” Our nickname is “Mocs.”
32 MOCS MAKE THE HONOR ROLL, 23 ON THE DEAN’S LIST
The Mocs football team set a new program record with 23 student-athletes on the Dean’s List for
having a 3.2 g.p.a. in the 2012 spring semester, including: Don Cope, Mike Hammons, Robert
Harrison, Shane Heatherly, Brandon Henry, Irvin Hernandez, Will Hewitt, Shaun Hill, Jacob Huesman,
T.J. Hurless, J.J. Jackson, Zach McCarter, Adam Miller, C.J. Murrell, Steven Nease, Brynn Oliver,
Ethan Poe, Nick Pollard, Keyon Reed, Travron Taylor, Davis Tull, Robert Wagner, Austin Wilson. The
following nine members of the football team made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for posting a 3.0
g.p.a. in the spring: Nick Craig, Synjen Herren, Tommy Hudson, Deshion Kendall, D.J. Key, Michael
Slowey, Darian Stewart, Jeff Veres and Muhasibi Wakeel. The 23 that made the Dean’s List were
also on the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
MOCS WELCOME FOUR NEW ASSISTANT COACHES
Chattanooga head football coach Russ Huesman brought in four new assistant coaches during the
offseason. Alex Akins (offensive line), Adam Braithwaite (safeties), Thomas Brown (running backs)
and Wesley Satterfield (tight ends) worked with the team during spring practice and will be on the
sidelines for the first time at UTC in the fall.
Atkins spent the previous two years at Itawamba (Miss.) Community College where he was the
offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. He is a former All-American offensive lineman at UT
Martin where he was a four-year starter and team captain from 2003-06.
Braithwaite was the defensive coordinator for NCAA Division III Christopher Newport University
in Newport News, Va., in 2011. Prior to that, he spent three years on the staff at the University of
Michigan. A 2002 graduate of William and Mary, Braithwaite played defensive back for the Tribe
from 1997-2001.
Brown joins the Mocs from Georgia where he served the previous season as a graduate assistant in
the Bulldogs’ strength and conditioning program. He was a four-year letter winner for Georgia from
2004-07 and played two seasons in the NFL with Atlanta and Cleveland.
Satterfield comes to Chattanooga after spending the last two seasons as a graduate assistant for
Ohio State. Prior to that he spent three years on the football staff at North Carolina where he was a
quality control assistant (2007-08) and graduate assistant coach (2009) working with the quarterbacks
and receivers. Satterfield was a four-year starter at quarterback, kicker and punter for Sewanee:
The University of the South, earning SCAC Offensive Player of the Year honors as a junior. He set
a conference single season record for quarterbacks in 2005, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns.
TEAM CAPTAINS CHOSEN FOR 2012
Following the 2012 Blue & Gold Spring Game, team captains were named for the upcoming season.
Selected by the players and coaches, the position of team captain for the Chattanooga Mocs is one of
honor and responsibility. LB Shane Heatherly (Sr. - Waynesville, N.C.), RB J.J. Jackson (Sr. - Marietta,
Ga.), DB D.J. Key (Jr. - Centerville, Tenn.) and OL Adam Miller (Sr. - Cohutta, Ga.) are charged with
the task of leading Mocs Football in the classroom, on the field and in the community for the next year.
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