Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Chattanooga Mocs lost their season opener last Saturday to Jacksonville State 27-13. Penalties and mistakes really hurt the Mocs. But head coach Tom Arth remains optimistic because of the way they faced adversity. Said Arth:"I was just talking…
MONTGOMERY---The 12th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs dropped a 27-13 decision at the hands of No. 5 Jacksonville State in the Cramton Bowl. The game was started of college football season in what was dubbed the Guardian FCS Kickoff Classic. Nick Tiano, making…
Mocs quarterback Alejandro Bennifield will miss Chattanooga's season opener Saturday in Montgomery against Jacksonville State due to an NCAA academic issue. Bennifield, who threw 26 touchdown passes last season, has received a suspension that will last for four games. Head…
Mocs football coach Tom Arth replaced former head coach Russ Huesman, who left the Mocs in December to take the Richmond job. Arth admits it was a tough transition adding that no one wanted to see coach Huesman leave because…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) UTC introduced Mark Wharton as their new athletics director on Wednesday. He succeeds David Blackburn, who led Chattanooga's athletics department for four years. Wharton has 22 years of experience in college athletics, including the last four at Penn State.…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Mocs and Jacksonville State get the national spotlight on Saturday in Montgomery. They're the only prime time college football game on national TV. UTC and JSU will collide on ESPN. New Mocs coach Tom Arth admits it's pretty…
(gomocs.com) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chancellor Dr. Steven Angle announced Mark Wharton as the Mocs' new Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics today. A press conference introducing Wharton is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 2:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) in…
Mocs all-time sacks leader Davis Tull is expected to sign with the Los Angeles Rams. Tull has been out of the NFL since last season when he was released from the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. The New Orleans Saints drafted…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Mocs will continue their tradition of playing an FBS school this year when they face LSU. But when UTC tangles with the Tigers, they'll feature a mini FBS roster of their own. The Mocs currently have fourteen FBS…
The reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots have signed former Chattanooga Mocs defensive end to a free agent contract. Davis was thought to be a draft pick last spring, but teams passed on him because of a bulging disc…
(gomocs.com) Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling coach Ethan Reeve is returning to UTC to serve as the at the Mocs volunteer coach, head coach Heath Eslinger announced today. Reeve won five Southern Conference titles in his six years…
(UTC press release) The search for a new Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is moving forward with finalists visiting the campus next week. The finalists are: • Jim Booz, Executive Associate Athletics…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Even though the Chattanooga Mocs were picked to finish fourth in the Southern Conference this season, they will enter their season-opener against Jacksonville State ranked 12th in the nation. Maybe that discrepancy is why Mocs coach Tom Arth doesn't…
(gomocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team release its 2017 television schedule today. The Mocs will have all 11 games available for digital or linear viewing in the upcoming season, with nine of those on the ESPN family…
The Chattanooga Mocs added an SEC transfer at quarterback in the off-season as Nick Tiano left Mississippi State to return to his hometown. Tiano played high school ball at Baylor, and now the 6'5, 240-pounder is ready to add some…
(gomocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga opens the 2017 season ranked No. 12 in the STATS FCS Top 25. This listing is one of two officially recognized by the NCAA. A national panel of sports information/media relations directors, broadcasters,…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Chattanooga Mocs should be loaded at defensive back this fall. They return three starters, and they've added three Division one transfers. Given all of that talent, it appears junior cornerback C.J. Fritz is working hard not to get…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Mocs graduated two big time stars off the defensive line last year in Vantrell McMillan and Keionta Davis. Those two together combined for 18 sacks last year. And yet, UTC believes the D-line will remain a position of…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) It may not feel like fall, but football has arrived. The Mocs opened fall camp this afternoon at Scrappy Moore Field. UTC is starting a little earlier this year, since their season opener against Jacksonville State was bumped up…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) New Mocs coach Tom Arth lived the ultimate football dream. He went from playing quarterback at a Division three college, to playing quarterback in the NFL. While Arth did not get much glory on Sundays, he still forged a…
(gomocs.com) UTC put a league-high 10 student-athletes on the preseason All-Southern Conference Football Team, picked by the league coaches and released as part of SoCon Media Day. The Mocs were picked to finish fourth by the coaches and media. Senior…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) In 1997 the Mocs basketball team became one of the darlings of the NCAA Tournament, making their first ever trip to the Sweet 16. Players and coaches from that '97 team were back in town recently for a 20…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---Chattanooga Mocs graduate Brooks Thomas ’17 was a guy who saved the best for last. His final campaign this past season was strong, ending in All-Southern Conference honors. It’s carried over into his post-graduate play. The Chattanooga native, and…
(gomocs.com) UTC Interim Director of Athletics Scott Altizer announced Chuck Merzbacher as the new men's tennis head coach today. Merzbacher brings 28 years of NCAA Division I men's and women's head coaching experience to the UTC program. Merzbacher served most…