Chattanooga football ends spring with showcase
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Spring is officially over, at least in Chattanooga football's eyes. The Mocs entertained fans with a spring showcase at Finley Stadium…
Mocs Football Gears Up For Spring Showcase
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Mocs finish up spring practice Saturday. This year it's not the Blue Gold game. It's a spring showcase. The showcase means it will be a little more than a regular spring game. It all starts at 1pm…
Mocs Softball Falls to 18th Ranked Auburn 7-3
AUBURN, ALA.-- The Chattanooga Mocs' softball team's three-run seventh inning wasn't enough to come back from the 18th-ranked Auburn Tigers' 7-0 lead on Wednesday evening in Auburn, Ala. The Tigers ended the threat in the seventh to secure the 7-3…
Mocs Golfer Dorota Zalewska Wins SoCon Individual Championship
(gomocs.com) NORTH MYRTLE BEACH---A marathon turned into a sprint at the Southern Conference Women’s Golf Championships. That was literal and figurative for Chattanooga Mocs junior Dorota Zalewska who captured medalist honors, the seventh in program history. The field played a…
Mocs Basketball Land Talented VMI Center Jake Stephens in Transfer Portal
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA --- The Dan Earl era has kicked off with a huge signing of highly touted graduate transfer Jake Stephens, an All-Southern Conference First Team selection from VMI in 2021-22, the Chattanooga men's basketball announced on Monday. Stephens was…
Chattanooga Mocs Introduce Basketball Coaches Dan Earl and Shawn Poppie
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Mocs named their new men's and women's basketball coaches last week. Wednesday, we got to meet them. News 12's Angela Moryan was their for the introductions. Angela: "The next chapter of Chattanooga basketball began today with the…
Mocs Defensive Back Rashun Freeman Hopes to Realize NFL Dream
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Ten Chattanooga Mocs showed off in front of NFL scouts last week in hopes of earning a coveted spot in the pros. News 12's Angela Moryan caught up with an Ooltewah native trying to make dreams come true. Said…
Mocs Guard Malachi Smith Declares For NBA Draft
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA --- Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball star point guard Malachi Smith will enter his name in the 2022 NBA Draft and forgo his remaining eligibility after announcing his intentions on Tuesday. Smith tests the NBA Draft waters for the…
Homers, walk-off lead Mocs to DH sweep over ETSU
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) – The Chattanooga Mocs' softball team swept Saturday's doubleheader over ETSU at Frost Stadium with a 5-4 win in game one followed by…
Mocs Malachi Smith Wins Lou Henson Award as Nation's Top Mid-Major Player
(gomocs.com) BOSTON, MA --- Chattanooga Mocs sophomore guard Malachi Smith has been named The 2022 Lou Henson National Player of the Year as Collegeinsider.com announced a plethora of yearly awards on Friday. The Lou Henson National Player of the Year…
Cole Strange Draws in the NFL Scouts For Mocs Pro Day
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The workout did not match the weather at Scrappy Moore Field Thursday morning. On a cool, overcast spring morning, 10 Chattanooga Mocs alums went through numbers tests and drills for the approximate 25 NFL scouts and coaches at the…
VMI's Dan Earl Officially Named Mocs New Head Basketball Coach
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA (March 31, 2022) – Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball has found its new leader. Dan Earl becomes the 22nd head coach in program history, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Mark Wharton announced on Thursday afternoon. A familiar name…
Chattanooga Mocs Expected to Name VMI's Dan Earl New Head Basketball Coach
It appears Chattanooga has their new men's head basketball coach. According to ESPN, the Mocs plan to hire VMI head coach Dan Earl. The Keydets of course are in the same conference as Chattanooga. Earl has coached VMI for seven…
Virginia Tech Assistant Shawn Poppie Named New UTC Women's Basketball Coach
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Shawn Poppie era of Chattanooga women’s basketball begins now. Poppie becomes the seventh head coach of the Mocs, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Mark Wharton announced Wednesday. “From the beginning, Shawn was someone who…
Mocs Golf Team Tied For 10th Place at Chattanooga Classic
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs women’s golf team boasts three in the top 20 heading to Tuesday’s final round of the Chattanooga Classic at Council Fire Golf Club. The ladies shot 307 today for a 2-day total of 609. They are…
Mocs Basketball Players Excited to See Lamont Paris Land South Carolina Job
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Mocs basketball was back together on campus Friday for one final celebration of their historic season. Chattanooga went to the NCAA Tournament for the first…
Mocs Break Ground on Wolford Family Athletics Complex
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---It was a great day for the Chattanooga Mocs athletics family. Despite chilly weather compared to the glorious start to spring this week, the front of McKenzie…
OFFICIAL: Mocs' Lamont Paris new men's basketball coach at South Carolina
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The deal is finally done. The Southern Conference's Coach of the Year and leader of Chattanooga men's basketball for the last five is officially the new coach at the University of South Carolina. According to reports,…
Sources Indicate Chattanooga's Lamont Paris Will Be the Next South Carolina Head Coach
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina and Chattanooga’s Lamont Paris have reached a five-year deal for him to become the next men’s basketball coach, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to…
Mocs OL Cole Strange Awaits the Upcoming NFL Draft
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The NFL draft goes down next month, and Mocs offensive lineman Cole Strange expects to hear his name called. Strange has already had the chance to showcase his talents for NFL coaches and scouts at the Senior Bowl and…
South Carolina Expected to Name Mocs Lamont Paris as New Head Basketball Coach
It appears Mocs basketball coach Lamont Paris is now headed for the SEC. Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported that Paris was being targeted by South Carolina. Then late Monday night, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that South Carolina had reached…
Chattanooga Mocs Open Spring Football Practice
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Mocs opened spring practice Monday. Of course this time last year, they were playing actual games in the spring. Now they get to enjoy a normal spring campaign. With no game plans on the horizon...spring practice allows…
No Mocs Madness as UTC Falls by Heartbreaking Point to Illinois 54-53
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alfonso Plummer scored 15 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds to go, and fourth-seeded Illinois escaped 13th-seeded Chattanooga 54-53 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. The Big Ten co-champion Illini…
Mocs Have Sense of Urgency Ahead of Big Dance Opener With Illinois
Pittsburgh, PA-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Mocs were very serious during their press conference Thursday ahead of their NCAA Tournament game against Illinois. This is a business trip for them -- especially Southern Conference player of the year Malachi Smith, who said…