Mocs dominate in home opener 30-13
Clay Chavis
Issue date: 9/10/09 Section: Sports
That made it 7-0 UTC. A better start could not be scripted for the for the young Mocs: good crowd, big turnover by your defense and the emergence of a quarterback that looks the part.
Coleman would miss a few, as Coach Huesman would comment later.
"B.J played well, but I know he's just kicking himself on a couple of throws," Huesman said.
Glenville State was really never able to muster much against a stingy UTC defense. Led by Senior linebacker Joe Thornton, from Stone Mountain, Ga. and his career high 13 tackles, the Mocs defense did a great job on third down as Glenville State only converted 5 of 17 third down conversions.
On the night, Coleman connected on 18 of 34 pass attempts for 258 yards including a 73 yard bomb to junior tight end Garrett Hughes.
The pass play was a result of Coleman scrambling from pressure and finding Hughes streaking down the right sideline. Hughes went untouched.
Coleman did pick on one player in particular, and may have found his "go-to" guy in the process. In camp, you never know who might step up, but UTC can hope to expect more big plays from specialist cornerback Buster Skrine who also bobbed and weaved for a spectacular touchdown jaunt on a blocked kick return for two points. Senior Blue Cooper, was everywhere though. He grabbed eight tosses for 127 yards. Huesman was very complimentary.
"Blue is a warrior, I love that kid," Huesman said. "He makes tough catches, he gets the ball."
After the game, Huesman talked about the butterflies before the game, the record crowd and the rousing win, but tempered the expectations a bit.
"I wasn't too nervous, just a sense of relief," Huesman said. "I knew we could win, but Glenville State was a tough team, they are going to win a lot of games this year. Our defense played decent, we got some turnovers, and I was so excited about the fan support, Our players went over, heck, I went over and high fived the student body, just super."
The long time nemesis, the Furman Paladins come calling this week. Furman opened its 2009 campaign with a decisive victory of Presbyterian.
UTC has an embarrassing 14 game losing streak to Furman. UTC's last victory in the series came in 1994, when the Mocs won 34-20 on Furman's home field.
The Paladins defeated UTC 35-10 last year in Greenville.
Furman and UTC tee it off at 6 p.m. at Finley Stadium Saturday night.
Coleman would miss a few, as Coach Huesman would comment later.
"B.J played well, but I know he's just kicking himself on a couple of throws," Huesman said.
Glenville State was really never able to muster much against a stingy UTC defense. Led by Senior linebacker Joe Thornton, from Stone Mountain, Ga. and his career high 13 tackles, the Mocs defense did a great job on third down as Glenville State only converted 5 of 17 third down conversions.
On the night, Coleman connected on 18 of 34 pass attempts for 258 yards including a 73 yard bomb to junior tight end Garrett Hughes.
The pass play was a result of Coleman scrambling from pressure and finding Hughes streaking down the right sideline. Hughes went untouched.
Coleman did pick on one player in particular, and may have found his "go-to" guy in the process. In camp, you never know who might step up, but UTC can hope to expect more big plays from specialist cornerback Buster Skrine who also bobbed and weaved for a spectacular touchdown jaunt on a blocked kick return for two points. Senior Blue Cooper, was everywhere though. He grabbed eight tosses for 127 yards. Huesman was very complimentary.
"Blue is a warrior, I love that kid," Huesman said. "He makes tough catches, he gets the ball."
After the game, Huesman talked about the butterflies before the game, the record crowd and the rousing win, but tempered the expectations a bit.
"I wasn't too nervous, just a sense of relief," Huesman said. "I knew we could win, but Glenville State was a tough team, they are going to win a lot of games this year. Our defense played decent, we got some turnovers, and I was so excited about the fan support, Our players went over, heck, I went over and high fived the student body, just super."
The long time nemesis, the Furman Paladins come calling this week. Furman opened its 2009 campaign with a decisive victory of Presbyterian.
UTC has an embarrassing 14 game losing streak to Furman. UTC's last victory in the series came in 1994, when the Mocs won 34-20 on Furman's home field.
The Paladins defeated UTC 35-10 last year in Greenville.
Furman and UTC tee it off at 6 p.m. at Finley Stadium Saturday night.
