Coleman credits Mocs' defense

During its final scrimmage of the preseason Sunday at Finley Stadium, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga defense mostly held the offense in check when the starters were on the field.

In the opening series, the first-team offense went against the first-team defense and was forced to punt. The second series ended when safety Joel Bradford intercepted a pass from Tennessee transfer B.J. Coleman. Coleman said he was hit by defensive end Josh Beard as he threw the ball.

Coleman sat for much of the first half of the scrimmage, but came back strong in the late-game situations. During the two-minute drill, against the No. 2 defense, he had a 43-yard completion to wideout Brian Sutherland, followed by a touchdown pass to tight end Garrett Hughes.

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doubledown writes:

I see Coleman is really tearing the Mocs up down there. But let's see how he does against the Citidal.

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