Mocs on the Mic

This week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank, breaks down the upcoming Southern Conference Tournament in Asheville, N.C. Host Chris Goforth visits with women’s basketball head coach Katie Burrows and men’s basketball head coach Lamont Paris to go over both teams’ quest for a title and a trip to the NCAA Championships. The women are the No. 3 seed and open against Furman on Thursd...

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football coach Rusty Wright took time our of his schedule to join this week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank. Host Chris Goforth breaks down the start of the FCS spring season with Coach Wright. UTC opens play on Saturday at home against No. 11 Wofford. Only a limited number of family will be allowed inside Finley Stadium, but fans can cat...

This week's episode of the Mocs on the Mic podcast, presented by SmartBank, continues the celebration of Black History Month with a visit with former men’s basketball standout Herbert ‘Book’ McCray. McCray was a part of Chattanooga’s glory days as a Division II powerhouse in basketball. McCray came to Chattanooga as a member of the first all African-American recruiting class at UTC. He played for...

This week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank, runs through a big Spring Sports preview with soccer, cross county, track & field and women’s tennis. Host Chris Goforth visits with soccer head coach Gavin McKinney, women’s tennis head coach Chad Camper, women’s tennis freshman Jessie Young and cross country/track & field head coach Andy Meyer. See Privacy Policy at https://...

This week’s episode of the Mocs on the Mic podcast, presented by SmartBank, features the Chattanooga Mocs first black head basketball coach. Henry Dickerson went from a coal mining town in West Virginia to the NBA before a career in college coaching. He impacted the lives of student-athletes in a career that spanned five decades. Host Chris Goforth and Coach D sat down to tell this tale, including...

The Chattanooga Mocs golf teams are back on campus and preparing for the spring portion of the season. Both teams experienced fall success with the men sweeping titles at Western Carolina’s event in Georgia and one of the ladies earning her first collegiate win in South Carolina. The women’s side brings back the same 6-person roster. Five of the six recorded a top 10 along the way in the 4-tourney...

Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank, takes a look inside the volleyball program with this week's episode. Host Chris Goforth sits down with head coach Travis Filar and senior Mikaela Gauthreaux to preview the upcoming spring season.  Filar talks about how the program has maneuvered through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and previews the upcoming, and unique, 2021 spring championship season...

It is hard to believe that the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s tennis spring season gets underway this weekend, but that is the case for head coach Chuck Merzbacher, senior Turner Voges and the rest of the Mocs. Coach Merzbacher and Voges both took time out of their practice schedules to join this week’s edition of the Mocs on the Mic podcast, presented by SmartBank.  UTC opens t...

UTC’s Head Athletic Trainer and Director of Sports Medicine Nate Barger joins this week’s Mocs on the Mic podcast, presented by SmartBank. Barger and host Chris Goforth break down the current climate and testing protocols for the Mocs, along with the challenges involved with keeping student-athletes safe while returning to practice and competition.  “I think the biggest challenge has been cre...

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Mark Wharton joins host Chris Goforth for this week's episode of Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank. Mark takes some time out of his busy schedule to give an update on a number of topics surrounding UTC Athletics.  The pairs runs the gamut of topics from COVID-19 testing, to the McKenzie Arena fan cutout, to the...

This is a big one, Episode 50. We are almost to the one-year anniversary of the start of Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank. To celebrate this landmark, host Chris Goforth takes a look back at some of the best interviews from the last year.  He picked out some of the best stories from UTC Athletics Hall of Fame Ronnie Powe, current members of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns Tae Davis and curr...

Mocs on the Mic is back again this week with Episode No. 49, presented by SmartBank. Wrestling head coach Kyle Ruschell joins host Chris Goforth to talk about the state of the program and what the 2020-21 schedule looks like.  COVID testing, practice schedules and more make up the topic of conversations with the third-year head coach of the Mocs.  Also joining this week’s podcast is seni...

This week's edition of Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank, takes a look back at the fall seasons for the men's and women's golf teams.  Host Chris Goforth visits with head coaches Mark Guhne and Colette Murray to recap a very unusual first half of the season. From COVID-related challenges  to schedule changes, there was a lot of challenges off the course for both teams in the all. Despite is...

Venture down memory lane to the early days of Chattanooga women’s basketball with former head coach Sharon Fanning-Otis and UTC’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder Regina Kirk in this week's episode of Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank.  Fanning led the Mocs to the first three Southern Conference regular season titles and tournament crowns. Her 1983-84 team posted a 26-5 overall rec...

This week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic, sponsored by SmartBank, breaks down the men’s basketball team’s 99-63 win over Lander to open the season on Wednesday. UTC’s ESPN broadcast team of Chris Goforth and Todd Agne take a look at the win and what is ahead for both the men’s and women’s teams. There is also some audio from head coach Lamont Paris’ postgame presser. See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

Mocs on the Mic, sponsored by SmartBank, features a pair of softball student-athletes. Host Chris Goforth sits down with seniors Hayleigh Weissenbach and Allison Swinford to discuss each other's plans heading into 2021. Weissenbach kicks off the episode detailing her decision to return to UTC following the NCAA's extended eligibility ruling. The Moreno Valley, Calif., native, along with others, sa...

Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank, takes a look at the men’s and women’s tennis teams with this week’s episode. Host Chris Goforth sits down with coaches Chuck Merzbacher and Chad Camper to recap a very active fall season. Coach Camper leads off this week. He talks about how fortunate the Mocs were to be one of about 40 programs playing this fall. The COVID-19 pandemic shutdown most of the 3...

This week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank, previews to upcoming men’s basketball season. Joining host Chris Goforth on this edition is head coach Lamont Paris and senior guard David Jean-Baptiste. The men’s schedule is out and Coach Paris talks about some of the challenges with putting together a slate in the current COVID-19 environment. You can feel his excitement about gett...

Women’s basketball head coach Katie Burrows and senior guard Bria Dial are this week’s guest on Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank. They both join host Chris Goforth to talk about the upcoming season. The schedule is out and includes a new home game against Vanderbilt on Dec. 13 . Coach Burrows talks about what the season is going to look like and getting the team focuses on the season opener...

Head coach Rusty Wright joins host Chris Goforth for this week’s episode of the Mocs on the Mic podcast today. Coach Wright previews the upcoming Western Kentucky game. The Mocs have one game on the schedule this fall, visiting the Hilltoppers on Saturday, Oct. 24. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) on ESPN3 from Houchens-Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky. Chris and Coach Wright take an in dep...

This week's episode of Mocs on the Mic, presented by SmartBank, takes a look UTC’s defense heading into the Western Kentucky game. Host Chris Goforth visits with defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward and safeties coach David Bibee. The Mocs welcome back eight starters and 24 letter winners from a strong defense in 2019. UTC was 25thin the FCS in passing yards allowed (193.2) and led the SoCon in inte...

This week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic gives UTC football fans a breakdown from offensive coordinator Joe Pizzo and offensive line coach Chris Malone. Host Chris Goforth takes an in-depth look at the Mocs with two coaches on that side of the ball. UTC returns 21 lettermen and nine starters on offense but loses quarterback Nick Tiano. The battle to take his place is between senior Drayton Arnold an...

Younger Mocs fans know that junior quarterback Cole Copeland comes from an athletic family, centered around basketball.  His sister, Brooke, played at Florida, while his brother, Bryce, played at Lee University. Brooke's husband is former North Carolina star and current Dallas Maverick Justin Jackson, and Cole himself was an all-state basketball player at Bradley Central High School in Cleveland,...

The newest addition to the Chattanooga softball coaching staff and former professional standout, Cheyanne Tarango joins this week’s episode of Chat with the Mocs. Tarango was hired on by head coach Frank Reed on September 1 as an assistant and will work primarily with the pitching staff. The Anaheim Hills, Calif., native previously coached at the University of Louisville from 2016-18 while continu...

The 2020-21 women’s basketball schedule is out and this week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic takes a deep look into the upcoming slate with women’s basketball head coach Katie Burrows. The Mocs have their hands full trying to defend their Southern Conference regular season title from a year ago. In addition, Coach Burrows has put together a tough non-conference slate. She goes through the list with h...