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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga isn’t just looking to walk out of Paulson Stadium tonight with a win in the Mocs’ final Southern Conference football game against Georgia Southern, a program that has owned them for the past quarter-century.
Sending the Sun Belt-bound Eagles (2-1, 0-1 SoCon) out with a loss would perhaps be a bonus, but UTC (2-1, 0-0) is far more interested in starting league play with a win than it is getting the last laugh in a series GSU leads 22-4.
“Nope, nothing beyond that,” Mocs coach Russ Huesman said when asked if this game carried more weight because it’s the last SoCon meeting. “We’re just trying to win the game to try to win a conference championship. I don’t think anybody would think it’s more special because it’s the last time.”
Georgia Southern and Appalachian State are transitioning to the Bowl Subdivision and are ineligible for the SoCon title. Among the eligible teams, Wofford (2-2, 2-0) has the early league lead, beating Georgia Southern and The Citadel already. Wofford, UTC and The Citadel, along with Samford, are expected to contend for the title.