University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior defensive end Josh Beard was named the defensive player of the month for October by the Southern Conference on Thursday.
Beard had seven sacks in October and leads the nation with 10 1/2. He also had 25 tackles and a forced fumble. He was named the SoCon's defensive player of the week for Oct. 10 following his seven-tackle, two-sack performance against Samford.
The Mocs (5-3, 3-3) play at No. 8 Appalachian State (6-2, 5-0) on Saturday.
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John Frierson is in his fifth year at the Times Free Press and fifth year covering University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics. The bulk of his time is spent covering Mocs football, but he also writes about women’s basketball and the big-picture issues and news involving the athletic department. A native of Athens, Ga., John grew up a few hundred yards from the University of Georgia campus. Instead of becoming a Bulldog he attended Ole ...
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