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McClendon Curtis, a Chattanooga native and Mocs football standout, will graduate with a master\u2019s degree in School Leadership in May. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

A leader on and off the football field, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga student McClendon Curtis is destined for greatness, even if he doesn\u2019t play for the NFL.<\/p>\n

But his chances are looking, well, better than average this spring. (Curtis is considered one of the most versatile prospects in the upcoming draft.)<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old Chattanooga native and Mocs football standout will graduate with a master\u2019s degree in School Leadership in May, finishing his last semester online while living and training at a Florida camp for league hopefuls.<\/p>\n

A 2017 Chattanooga Central High School graduate, Curtis played in Finley Stadium last fall, having gained an extra year of NCAA eligibility because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an outstanding young man and someone we\u2019re all proud of,\u201d UTC Chancellor Steven Angle told a crowd of students at Central High last fall.<\/p>\n

A graduate student-football player is a rarity, and Curtis could have gone straight into pro-football mode after earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in sports management in May 2021.<\/p>\n

Instead, he chose to go straight into the School Leadership program in the UTC School of Education.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m all about using my time wisely, and with this master\u2019s program I\u2019m getting the best of both worlds: sports and education,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He gravitated to education naturally, he said, gaining experience working as an advisor and tutor in the UTC Student-Athlete Enhancement Center and volunteering with Hamilton County students and first-year UTC students. He also was selected to the NCAA\u2019s Football Oversight Committee in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI firmly believe that McClendon will pay it forward and change lives no matter where he goes and what he does. I wish him nothing but the best as he pursues his NFL career, but I also know that he will make a great academic advisor someday. Preferably here at UTC,\u201d said Emily Blackman, UTC assistant vice chancellor for athletic academic enhancement.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many people helped me get to where I am; that\u2019s why I\u2019m so invested in education and being a part of the community and working with youth,\u201d said Curtis, who had a rough start in life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen me and my mom came to Chattanooga when I was 2, we were homeless, and now my life has changed and completely turned around because people cared about me when they didn\u2019t have to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

That sentiment is what drew him to the UTC School Leadership program. He pursued the non-licensure track and got experience with a pilot course in athletic advising, something that\u2019s almost second nature after a decade as a high-performing student-athlete.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I want to go into advising and coaching, especially because I can relate to students who are struggling, wondering where their next meal is going to come from or where they\u2019re going to live next week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But overcoming odds and making time for people are his strongest suits.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding relationships is one thing I pride myself on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have great relationships with everyone at UTC, whether I met them a million times or just once or twice, and it\u2019s those relationships that can get you places you never thought you could be,\u201d Curtis said.<\/p>\n

His best advice for students considering graduate school?<\/p>\n

\u201cPush yourself now because you don\u2019t want to struggle later.\u201d<\/p>\n

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McClendon Curtis (#52) became just the third UTC player all-time to appear in the Senior Bowl and compete in the NFL Combine. Photo credit: Billy Weeks\/GoMocs.com.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

McClendon Curtis, a Chattanooga native and Mocs football standout, will graduate with a master\u2019s degree in School Leadership in May. He is finishing his last semester online while living and training at a Florida camp for NFL hopefuls. <\/p>\n

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