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The latest Local Colleges coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Sports section.
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick glad UTC’s Cole Strange was still available
The New England Patriots' latest draft-day dealings made former UTC offensive lineman Cole Strange a first-round pick.

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NFL draft: How choosing family, UTC made Cole Strange a first-round pick
On Thursday night, offensive lineman Cole Strange became the first UTC player ever selected in the first round of the NFL draft when the New England Patriots took him at No. 29. And yet there was a moment where he might not have ever joined the Mocs.
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UTC men’s basketball team adds Jamal Johnson; Malachi Smith enters transfer portal
Although Malachi Smith had recently entered his name into consideration for the NBA draft, he hadn't put his name in the NCAA transfer portal.
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Wiedmer: Can UTC’s youth clinic reverse decline in football participation?
You couldn't have asked for a more perfect Saturday.
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UTC quarterback Preston Hutchinson ponders deep questions, battles for starting job
Preston Hutchinson sometimes wonders why.
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UTC kicker Aaron Sears favors even-keeled approach
Three steps back. Two steps to his left.
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UTC basketball: No fans allowed in McKenzie Arena’s upper level for 2022-23 season
Two days before this past Thanksgiving, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball team thumped Covenant College 100-39 before an announced Hamilton County Education Day crowd of 8,910.
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Chattanooga State baseball coach Greg Dennis passes 1,000-win mark
The Chattanooga State baseball team lifted Greg Dennis past 1,000 wins as a junior college head coach Wednesday with a 12-0, 7 -2 sweep of the visiting King University junior varsity.

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Division II star emerges among NFL’s small-school draft prospects
Fayetteville State cornerback Joshua Williams recites the Kyle Dugger story as if he wrote the book.
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Spring practices show UTC defense stocked with depth, experience, talent
UTC left no question about where its defense ranked in the SoCon last season, and many of the Mocs who made that unit successful are back this year.
