(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---Chattanooga Mocs Head Men’s Basketball Coach Lamont Paris announced the second student-athlete addition to the 2020-21 roster Friday afternoon with the signing of KC Hankton. Hankton is a transfer from St. Louis in the Atlantic 10. The period began…
Hafthor Bjornsson, aka Thor, aka 'the Mountain' from Game of Thrones, lived up to his giant nicknames last weekend with an unofficial weightlifting world record. Dude dead lifted 1,104 pounds. That certainly impresses a strength coach like UTC's Ethan Reeve,…
More than half of ACC schools also plan to reopen this fall.
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) When the NCAA announced this week that they were moving to allow college athletes to enjoy endorsement money, that led to plenty of questions for UTC athletic director Mark Wharton. The phrase 'I don't know' comes up a bunch…
The New England Patriots have officially released former Chattanooga Mocs defensive end Keionta Davis. The Red Bank high school grad has struggled to stay healthy in his brief NFL career. After signing as a rookie free agent in August of…
(gomocs.com) Former UTC quarterback Nick Tiano signed with the Houston Texas as an undrafted free agent today. Tiano spent the last two seasons as the starter for the Mocs, posting 5,825 career passing yards at UTC. “I am extremely excited…
Former Chattanooga Mocs quarterback Nick Tiano expects to get drafted this weekend or sign a free agent contract. Tiano has talked to close to 20 teams, and the interviews sometimes turn into pop quizzes. Said Tiano:"Some of the coaches had…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---Chattanooga Mocs Head Men’s Basketball Coach Lamont Paris announced his first outside student-athlete to the 2020-21 roster Wednesday morning. Three-year James Madison starter Darius Banks signed for his senior season in the Scenic City. "He's experienced," Coach Lamont Paris…
Speed kills is a famous football phrase, and guys that can run really fast will bank big bucks in the upcoming NFL Draft. But what makes athletes fast, and can you really make yourself that much faster? We talk speed…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Kind of hard for a guy to coach and recruit when you physically can't be with the players. Mocs mens basketball coach Lamont Paris admits he's having to make a lot of adjustments.during the COVID 19 outbreak. Last time…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The NCAA boasts 347 Division I schools across the United States. Just 53 of those do *not* have a baseball team. The Chattanooga Mocs are in that 15 percent minority. In a town where professional baseball…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Thirty-nine years ago, the United States had a new president in Ronald Reagan -- Chattanooga's Double-A baseball team, the Lookouts, were thriving five years after returning to the Scenic City -- and promises of a new…
(gomocs.com) The Chattanooga women’s basketball team adds shooter Amaria Pugh to the 2020-21 roster. “We are excited to have Amaria join us for the 2020-21 season,” Chattanooga head coach Katie Burrows said. “I look forward to getting her on the…
(gomocs.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C. – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball student-athlete Lakelyn Bouldin is the recipient of the William V. Moore Graduate Scholarship the Southern Conference announced Wednesday. She is one of 10 postgraduate scholarship recipients for the 2019-20 academic…
We were supposed to get the first round of the Masters on Thursday, but it has been postponed by the coronavirus outbreak. So we caught up with former Mocs golfer Steven Fox, who played in the 2013 Masters. He got…
College athletes are having to do their own at-home workouts since schools are closed for the coronavirus. But that hasn't been a problem for Mocs running back Ailym Ford. He has crafted home workouts for years. Reporter:"How did that all…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Mocs sports have been shut down for nearly a month with the COVID-19 outbreak. Imagine what that does to the athletic budget. Mocs AD Mark Wharton is trying to navigate uncharted financial waters. Said Wharton:"You know Zoom is funny…
Mocs forward Rod Johnson announced on his twitter account Thursday that he's entering the transfer portal as a grad transfer. Johnson spent two years at UTC. He took a medical redshirt during his first season. Johnson played in 31 games…
One week from Tuesday, the UTC softball team was supposed to host the USA Olympic squad. For Mocs senior first baseman Emma Sturdivant, that was an extra perk of coming back for her fifth season. She was ready to enjoy…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Remember when John Chavis used to be an assistant on the Vols football coaching staff for nearly 20 years? Now it seems assistants barely stay for 20 minutes. These days it's almost unheard for an entire college coaching staff…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) We're supposed to be deep in March Madness at this point, but the coronavirus has stolen that joy. So why not relive some of the fun times with the '97 Mocs. They're still the only team in school history…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Former Chattanooga defensive star and Red Bank native Keionta Davis getting in on the NFL free agency action by re-signing with the New England Patriots this week. The Mocs All-American was first signed by the Patriots…
(SoConSports.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C. – By unanimous votes of the league’s Council of Presidents and directors of athletics, the Southern Conference is canceling all athletics-related activities for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, including competition, championships, organized practices and meetings,…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Former Mocs quarterback Nick Tiano was looking to impress NFL scouts this week at UTC's pro day, but like about everything else sports related, the pro day was cancelled. Now Tiano is hoping his collegiate play and work-out tapes…