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Hall hits career highs in win

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team played Elon on Thursday night at Mc-Kenzie Arena. You could have watched the game on your phone, tablet or laptop computer — or even your television.

As it turned out, Wes Moore dressed for the occasion Saturday.

Christopher scored game-high 11 points

D'Eddric Williams has been a member of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program for about a month. An early enrollee who graduated in December from Hillcrest (Ala.) High School, Williams arrived on UTC's campus the day before the start of spring semester.

The College of Charleston represents the yin and yang of Southern Conference women's basketball.

In a little less than three months, the Chattanooga Football Club will begin its fourth season.

Watson Brown knows an NFL-caliber wide receiver when he sees one. During the Tennessee Tech coach's three-plus decades in college football, he's come to recognize the qualities needed to play at the next level.

Jimmy Lindsey, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's defensive line coach the past two seasons, has accepted a job coaching the same position at Furman.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team is one of the deepest in the Southern Conference. That was especially evident in Monday’s win over Elon.

West will take over defensive line

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football coach Russ Huesman used to have one spot to fill on his staff following the departure of running backs coach Jamaal Fobbs. Now, in a sense, he has three.

UTC grad spent two years on Mocs staff

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team had a tough final few weeks on the recruiting trail leading up to national signing day. UTC lost four commitments and lost some recruiting battles with other Southern Conference schools. Coach Russ Huesman said he takes it personally when a player picks another school over UTC.

It’s a safe bet that several University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football coaches know the stretch of I-75 between Atlanta and Chattanooga about as well as they know the Mocs’ roster.

The Mocs signed 15 players today

Faith Dupree and Meghan Downes were called on to play major minutes Monday night at McKenzie Arena. They delivered in a game full of career highs.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program got some good and bad recruiting news Monday, picking up commitments from two players and losing one, while also missing out on a sought-after prospect.

A year ago, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's football coaches were able to brag to recruits about Mocs cornerback Buster Skrine.

Downes, Dupree with 12 at the half

Who would have thought that a coaching change at Arizona State would be a good thing for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team?

Kayla Christopher and Whitney Hood led the way Saturday as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team started the second half of the Southern Conference schedule with a one-sided win.

Christopher, Hood score 16

Like a golfer who bogeys the final two holes on the front nine and makes the turn in a sour mood, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team is less than thrilled as it begins the second half of its Southern Conference schedule.

What for most of the season was one of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball strengths, rebounding, was a liability in the Lady Mocs' recent losses.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team will open its 2012 home schedule on a Thursday night, just as it did in 2009. And like the ’09 game, which was coach Russ Huesman’s debut, the Mocs will be playing Glenville State.

Vantrel McMillan and Dee Virgin have spent a lot of time together in recent weeks. The two high school seniors played together in a couple of all-star football games and this past weekend made official visits to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

B.J. Coleman got off to a perfect start and had what he called a "really good" performance Saturday in the East-West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Former UTC quarterback passed for 168 yards and a touchdown

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team began a three-game stretch Wednesday that is as hard as any this season in the Southern Conference.

B.J. Coleman said he had a productive week of practice leading up to today's East-West Shrine Game, one of the two main all-star football games for college seniors looking to impress NFL scouts.

When the 2011-12 fiscal year began in July, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletic programs saw a boost in their recruiting budgets.

Samford women's basketball coach Mike Morris was able to tease the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Wes Moore following the Lady Mocs' 74-68 win Wednesday night at McKenzie Arena.

Senior forward scored game-high 21 points

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team hasn't always started games very well this season. It's because the Lady Mocs have been a second-half squad that they sit atop the Southern Conference standings.

The opportunity to increase their NFL draft stock began Monday for two Chattanooga natives.

Two two-star-rated linebackers from the Atlanta area, John Law and John Silas, committed to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Sunday after their official visits.

Offensive lineman Corey Levin spent his weekend in Statesboro, Ga., making his official visit to Georgia Southern.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball team had no answer for Samford's Drew Windler on Saturday at the Hanna Center.

Marcus Satterfield has dubbed the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team's new offense a "pro spread" style.

Bulldogs earned their first SoCon win

Whitney Hood scored a season-high 24 points and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team held off Wofford 74-67 on Friday night at McKenzie Arena.

Hood scores season-high 24 points

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team has won 28 straight games against Wofford. But the Terriers the Lady Mocs will face tonight at McKenzie Arena aren't the pushovers of years past.

Barring a surprise twist, Division II Glenville State will be on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team's schedule for the second time in four seasons.

Keon Williams is a step closer to rejoining the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team.

Picking the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga "really wasn't that hard a choice," Fitzgerald (Ga.) High School running back Tolerance Shepherd said Monday, a day after committing to the Mocs.

On opposite sides of the ball in the past two Georgia Class AA state championship football games, Buford High School offensive lineman Robert Hill and Calhoun linebacker Alex Kirby were reunited at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga this weekend.

Nancy Wilson's second stint running the College of Charleston women's basketball program will come to an end after this season -- her 30th as a head coach.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team is in the market for a new running backs coach. After two seasons with the Mocs, Jamaal Fobbs is leaving UTC for a job at Liberty University of the Big South Conference.

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