Mocs end signing day with competitive new recruits

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By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—Chattanooga is gearing up for next year’s football season with the new recruits they received from signing day. The tension is building for the Mocs as the end of March draws closer to the start of spring training. After a balanced year of six wins and five losses overall for UTC [...]

Two football players arrested after violent confrontation with police

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By Hannah Lazar, Chattanooga, TN—UTC police arrested two football players, Keyon Reed, a sophomore from Palm Bay, Fla., and Muhasibi Wakeel, a sophomore from Decatur, Ga., and charged them with assault on police and disorderly conduct. According to the police report, Reed’s girlfriend, Katesha Hudson, called police because she was concerned for the wellbeing of [...]

Mocs suffer narrow loss against Wofford

Nearing the end

By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—The UTC Mocs battled hard into overtime, but were unable to claim the victory against no. 13 in the nation, Wofford. Saturday, the Mocs traveled to Wofford to try and extend their winning record, but were stopped by the Terriers with a 16-13 loss. The Mocs, now 4-3 in the conference [...]

UTC pushes past WCU in second half rally 45-24

Doing work in second half

By Morgan Brophy, Chattanooga, TN—The Chattanooga Mocs landed another conference win against Western Carolina Saturday improving their record (5-4,4-2). The 45-24 victory came after Chattanooga overpowered Western Carolina in the second after trailing 24-16 at the half then delivering 29 unanswered points. “I am glad we steadied the ship at half time and came back [...]

Chattanooga falls in 39-31 triple overtime loss to no. 2 Georgia Southern

Triple overtime, triple disappointment

By Morgan Brophy, Chattanooga, TN—The Chattanooga football team fought a hard game against No. 2 Georgia Southern Saturday Oct. 27 at Finley Stadium only to fall 39-31 in triple overtime. The Mocs remained strong throughout the game despite trailing the Eagles 21-10 at the end of the first half. “Our guys played really hard they [...]

Critics of baseball should look at problems with football

By Idris Garcia, Chattanooga, TN–Although I am an avid anti-cold weather activist, October tends to be one of my favorite times of the year. Yes, usually it is the month that ushers in the crisp, chilly air and forces me to struggle without proper clothing until after fall break when I retrieve them from home, [...]

Mocs Defeat Furman 31-10 on the Road

In a sea of purple

By Morgan Brophy, Chattanooga, TN—Chattanooga football travelled to Furman Oct. 13 and secured a 31-10 win over the Paladins. The Mocs now have an overall record of 3-3 and a conference record of 2-1, keeping their playoff dreams alive. Coach Huesman said he is “proud of the guys going on the road two weeks in [...]

Distance of student section from field discouraging for the Mocs

Student support

By Idris Garcia, Chattanooga, TN—As I enjoyed the crisp fall weather beginning to set in at Finley Stadium Sept. 22, Appalachian State broke the 10-10 fourth quarter tie, and in the game’s crucial moments a travesty was uncovered: we could not reach our team. The Mocs made the move to Finley during the 1997 season [...]

Mocs fall at Homecoming, the first conference game of the season

Ready to play

By Morgan Brophy, Chattanooga, TN— Chattanooga fell 34-17 in their Southern Conference season opener to longstanding rival Appalachian State, Saturday. The homecoming game looked promising as the Mocs entered the second half tied 10-10.  It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that Chattanooga was unable to hold off App State, and gave away 24 unanswered points. [...]

Mocs win first home game of season

Showing who is boss

By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN- The Glenville State Pioneers were not enough to stop the UTC Mocs from winning their first home game of the season. It was an difficult situation for the Mocs this past Thursday—they played their first home game of the year and on a weekday no less. But the pressure of a [...]