Mocs on the Mic
183 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Weekly look into University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics with host Chris Goforth.
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Mocs on the Mic 182 - Larry Ward Retirement
July 03, 2024 18:25 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth heads down memory lane with long-time broadcaster Larry Ward as he announces his retirement from Chattanooga women's basketball. Ward spent 26 seasons calling games for Chattanooga and saw the Mocs win 70 percent of the time. He called over 800 games starting with Craig Parrott. He returned with Wes Moore and followed Jim Foster, Katie Burrows and Shawn Poppie with his unique voice. Follow Mocs on the Mic on GoMocs.com, ...
Mocs on the Mic 181 - Year End Wrap with Mark Wharton
June 10, 2024 19:47 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBThe 2023-24 season draws to a close and host Chris Goforth gets an update on the Mocs from Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Mark Wharton. He touches on the construction of the addition to The McKenzie Arena and when the Mocs expect to take possession and move in and what the fans can look forward to when basketball season tips off. With the departure of Shawn Poppie to Clemson, the women’s basketball team hired a new leader in Deandra Schermer. Wharton touches on th...
Mocs on the Mic 180 - Tennis Wrap-Up
May 23, 2024 16:59 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth is joined by head men’s tennis coach Chuck Merzbacher and head women’s tennis coach Chad Camper to recap the 2024 spring season for each program. The men’s tennis team featured a program record seven All-Southern Conference selections in 2024 which was highlighted by Freshman of the Year Jakub Jupa. The team advanced to the SoCon Tournament semifinals for the third-straight season, marking the first time since 1998-2002...
Mocs on the Mic 179 - Softball Headed to the NCAA
May 15, 2024 20:10 - 20 minutes - 19 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth looks back with softball head coach Frank Reed on a successful season and forward to the NCAA Tournament. The Mocs won both the Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles, the first time since 2015. In the regular season, UTC swept four series and finished three games up on second place UNCG. The two teams met three times in the SoCon Tournament. The Spartans sent the Mocs to the consolation bracket, but UTC came ...
Mocs on the Mic 178 - Beach Volleyball to the NCAA
May 02, 2024 23:06 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth talks with head coach Darin Van Horn about his team’s historic fifth season for Chattanooga beach volleyball, as the Mocs prepare to head to Gulf Shores for the 2024 NCAA Championships. The Mocs were able to claim both the Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament titles en route to earning the No. 17 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket. Along the way Van Horn helped UTC earn an OVC-record 14 all-con...
Mocs on the Mic 177 - Welcome Coach D
April 24, 2024 19:20 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth talks with women’s basketball head coach Deandra Schirmer. She is the eighth head coach in UTC women’s basketball 50-year history. Schirmer found success at Valdosta State with an impressive 114-31 record in five years. She helped VSU punch its ticket into each of the last four NCAA Division II Tournaments with her team making an Elite Eight run in 2022. A native of Holton, Kan., Schirmer split her collegiate caree...
Mocs on the Mic 176 - Wrestling Wrapup
April 11, 2024 14:59 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic, it’s Wrestling Wrapup Week. Host Chris Goforth and head coach Kyle Ruschell talk all things Mocs wrestling. That includes SoCon Champs Brayden Palmer and Isaiah Powe making trips to the national tournament and the rise of young guns Blake Boarman, Kamdyn Munro & Sergio Desiante. Follow Mocs on the Mic on GoMocs.com, Spotify or Apple Podcasts as we discuss all things Chattanooga Mocs! Click to subscribe to get notified when each episode drops. ...
Mocs on the Mic 175 - The Jimmy Fallon Show
March 29, 2024 21:10 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth and several guests relive the 2009 UTC men’s basketball appearance on the Jimmy Fallon Show 15 years ago. Come along as we take a behind-the-scenes look with then-head coach John Shulman, former Moc Nicchaeus Doaks as well as JAy Blackman, deputy AD and Jim Horten, the SID for men’s basketball. NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" adopted the Chattanooga Mocs as its underdog team to root for during the 2009 NCAA Me...
Mocs on the Mic 174 - Women's Basketball is Dancing!
March 21, 2024 14:15 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth talks with women’s basketball head coach Shawn Poppie and junior Sigrun Olafsdottir about the Mocs upcoming trip to the 2024 NCAA Tournament. In just his second season, Poppie is leading the Mocs to his second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance after leading Chattanooga to yet another Southern Conference Tournament win in Asheville, N.C. Sitting at a record of 28-4 on the year, the 2023-24 Mocs are the No. 14 see...
Mocs on the Mic 173 - Softball Check In
March 14, 2024 17:14 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth talks softball with head coach Frank Reed. Reed reached his 1200th career victory earlier this season with the Mocs first win in the annual Frost Classic. The pair discuss his accomplishment and take a look at the season as UTC heads toward Southern Conference play on March 22 at Samford. Follow Mocs on the Mic on GoMocs.com, Spotify and Apple Podcasts as we discuss all things Mocs! Click to subscribe to get not...
Mocs on the Mic 172 - Indoor and Beach Volleyball
March 01, 2024 18:36 - 26 minutes - 24 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth delves into the volleyball seasons with Director of Volleyball and indoor head coach Julie Torbett and beach volleyball head coach Darin Van Horn. Torbett is coming off a 2023 season in which she led the Mocs to a 19-14 record on the year, marking her second consecutive winning season at the helm of the UTC volleyball program. Her tenure at Chattanooga has already seen her reach her 500th career head coaching victo...
Mocs on the Mic 171 - 2024 Tennis Season
February 14, 2024 15:16 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, men’s tennis head coach Chuck Merzbacher and women’s head coach Chad Camper join host Chris Goforth to preview the upcoming 2024 spring season. The men’s tennis team is coming off one of its most successful campaigns in program history after finishing the 2023 season with an 18-7 overall record, which included a 6-1 mark in league play and the program’s first-ever Southern Conference regular season title. The Mocs advanced to the 2023 So...
Mocs on the Mic 170 - Golf Preview
January 29, 2024 14:50 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth delves into the men’s and women’s golf seasons with head coaches Colette Murray and Blaine Woodruff to recap the fall and look forward to the spring. The Mocs golf teams had good starts to the season. Their respective falls included two team wins for the men and three individual titles between the two programs. The guy are Top 25 in the mid-season NCAA Division I Rankings with two wins and two runner-ups in four fall for...
Mocs on the Mic 169 - Women's Basketball Midseason Look-In
January 19, 2024 14:01 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBChattanooga women’s basketball head coach Shawn Poppie and junior guard Addie Grace Porter check in with Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank host Chris Goforth to give an update on the team. The women are off to a 14-3 start this season, including back-to-back victories over Mercer and Samford to open Southern Conference play. Poppie and Porter discuss the team’s hot start to the season, as well as preview Saturday’s in-state rivalry game against ETSU. Under Coach Poppie,...
Mocs on the Mic 168 - Southern Scuffle Recap
January 12, 2024 16:35 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, Mocs wrestling head coach Kyle Ruschell joins host Chris Goforth to recap the 2024 Southern Scuffle hosted by UTC. The Chattanooga Mocs had its best finish in the recently completed Southern Scuffle since 2012. It was an impressive performance. Four medalists, also the most since 2012, took the podium: - 3rd place: Isaiah Powe (141) - 4th place: Blake Boarman (133) & Noah Castillo (149) - 7th place: Austi...
Mocs on the Mic 167 - Anastasia Zhukova HOF
December 22, 2023 23:45 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth welcomes Anastasia Zhukova, former member of the Mocs women’s tennis program and a member of the newest class of the UTC Athletics Hall of Fame. Zhukova was a two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year in her two seasons in the program. She posted a 23-1 dual match singles record at No. 1 in 2006 and a 24-2 dual match singles record at No. 1 in 2007 for a .940 career winning percentage (47-3). ...
Mocs on the Mic 166 - Frank Reed HOF
December 14, 2023 14:30 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth continues his talks with the newest members of the UTC Athletics Hall of Fame. This week’s guest is current Mocs softball head coach Frank Reed. Reed, in his 23rd year at UTC, was inducted into the 2023 Class alongside former student-athlete Michelle Fuzzard LaCourse. The six-time SoCon Coach of the Year has more than 700 wins at UTC and is on pace to top the 1200 career mark this spring. He has gui...
Mocs on the Mic 165 - Football Recap with Coach Wright
December 07, 2023 20:49 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth meets with football head coach Rusty Wright to recap an exciting season. The Chattanooga Mocs completed the 2023 football season last weekend reaching the second round of the FCS Playoffs for the fourth time in school history. It was quite the campaign. The Mocs won eight games for the 13th time and six in the SoCon for the fifth occasion. It was definitely a tribute to the character in the locker ro...
Mocs on the Mic 164 - HOF Michelle Fuzzard LaCourse
November 30, 2023 18:02 - 29 minutes - 27 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth talks with the first of our UTC Athletics Hall of Fame inductees, Michelle Fuzzard LaCourse (2008-12). She earned multiple accolades in her five years with Chattanooga. She was named the 2008 SoCon Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year in 2011. She was named to the league’s All-Conference First Team three times and is the first player in SoCon history to earn First Team (1B) and Second Team (P) hono...
Mocs on the Mic 163 - Torrez Finney: Updated
November 16, 2023 19:46 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth catches up with former Mocs football player and wrestler Torrez Finney. Goforth and Finney, also known as “The Punisher”, discuss his fight in Dana White’s Contender Series in Las Vegas on October 10 and his future in MMA. Finney is 7-0-0 and got a submission against previously undefeated Yuri Panferov. Follow each episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank on GoMocs.com, Spotify or Apple Po...
Mocs on the Mic 162 - Mocs Club Update
November 09, 2023 20:33 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth welcomes Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development Ryan Jones. Jones directs the Mocs Club, the philanthropic arm of the athletics department. On “Mocs Give Day” a record $1,103,861 was raised in cash and commitments from 711 donors. Jones and Goforth discuss where that money is used and future projects. Follow each episode of Mocs on the Mic on GoMocs.com, Spotify or Apple Podcasts as we disc...
Mocs on the Mic 161 - Cross Country SoCon Preview
October 26, 2023 16:34 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth and cross country head coach Andy Meyer preview the Southern Conference Championships. The Mocs are on the road to Kernersville, N.C., for the Friday morning championship meet. The women, led by Lesley Boyd, run the 5-kilometer course at 10:00 a.m. and the men’s 8K will start at 10:45 a.m. Boyd is a two-time SoCon Runner of the Week this season and set a personal best time of 16:38.3 at the Mocs ho...
Mocs on the Mic 160 - Wrestling Blue-Gold and Season Preview
October 19, 2023 19:52 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth moves into the next season with a look at wrestling. Head coach Kyle Ruschell previews the Mocs upcoming season and the Blue and Gold match this Saturday at First Horizon Pavilion. The Chattanooga Mocs wrestling program is headed back to one of its favorite haunts. The grapplers are back at Finley Stadium Saturday for the annual Blue-Gold match. There are 11 bouts on tap during pregame tailga...
Mocs on the Mic 159 - Volleyball and Soccer Midseason Update
October 12, 2023 16:56 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth checks in with soccer head coach Gavin McKinney and Director of Volleyball Julie Torbett on the progress of their seasons. Coach Torbet earned her 500th career head coaching victory last week against Furman. The Mocs are 15-6 on the year and starting Southern Conference play at 3-3. The Mocs got off to their best start in program history and look to carry that momentum into the final 10 matches of t...
Mocs on the Mic 158 - Men's Golf Update and Preview
September 28, 2023 18:15 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, men’s golf head coach and senior Sam Espinosa talk with host Chris Goforth on the team accomplishments so far and this year’s schedule. The Mocs are off to a hot start. The guys captured wins at Marquette and Cincinnati to make it six in the 15 tournaments of the Blaine Woodruff era. Samuel Espinosa claimed his first win as a Moc at Erin Hills, beating two top 50 players in the WORLD rankings and then was fourth just behind Paul Conr...
Mocs on the Mic 157 - Basketball Preview
September 21, 2023 16:59 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth gets an early look at the upcoming season for men’s and women’s basketball. Women’s head coach Shawn Poppie, in his second season, previews the 2023-24 schedule that features a home contest against SEC foe Mississippi State and tournaments in Florida and North Carolina. The Mocs claimed the 2023 SoCon Tournament title, it’s 19th since joining the league and 16th NCAA Tournament appearance. UTC opens th...
Mocs on the Mic 156 - Torrez Finney Goes MMA
September 15, 2023 18:47 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth catches up with Torrez Finney. Finney, a former Chattanooga football player and wrestler, turned his focus towards mixed martial arts. He is headed to Las Vegas next month for a UFC event. Tune in to hear Torrez relate his journey and his hopes for the future in MMA. Follow each episode of Mocs on the Mic on GoMocs.com, Spotify or Apple Podcasts as we discuss all things Chattanooga Mocs. Click to ...
Mocs on the Mic 155 - Football Game Day Experience
September 08, 2023 14:15 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, we find out what goes into planning and executing the Game Day experience for Mocs football. Host Chris Goforth talks to Finley Stadium Executive Director Brian Wright and UTC Deputy Athletics Director for External Operations Andrew Horton about the responsibilities of each organization on game day. The Mocs open the 2023 home slate this Saturday, September 9 against Kennesaw State. Tailgate in the First Horizon Pav...
Mocs on the Mic 154 - Rusty Wright
August 31, 2023 16:33 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth and Chattanooga football head coach Rusty Wright preview the 2023 season. Coach Wright has his squad prepped and putting the final touches on the trip to North Alabama. It starts with 10 straight weeks of games before the bye and then the regular season finale at Alabama. Learn more about what's to come with T.O.'s most celebrated teammate Rusty Wright. Follow each episode of Mocs on the...
Mocs on the Mic 153 - Football Coordinators
August 24, 2023 20:24 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIt’s Chattanooga football time on Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank. The season kicks off Sept. 2 at North Alabama. This episode features the architects of the offensive and defensive strategies for the coming season. Host Chris Goforth is joined by the coordinators with Joe Pizzo representing the offense and Lorenzo Ward on the D side of things. Both are entering their fifth years in the Scenic City leading their respective groups. Follow each episode of Mocs on the Mic on G...
Mocs on the MIc 152 - SoCon Commissioner Michael Cross
August 16, 2023 15:58 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth caught up with new Southern Conference Commissioner Michael Cross. Cross is the 10th commissioner of the Southern Conference and has nearly 30 years of athletic administrative experience. He came to the SoCon from Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics after previous stops at Penn State, Bradley, Princeton and Michigan. A native of Hamburg, New York, Cross is a former basketball student-ath...
Mocs on the MIc 151 - Volleyball, Soccer Season Preview
August 04, 2023 20:59 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth chats with Director of Volleyball Julie Torbett and the 2022 Southern Conference champion women’s soccer head coach Gavin McKinney to preview their teams’ 2023 seasons. Soccer makes its return to Finley Stadium and kicks off action in an exhibition match on August 5. The season opens on the road on August 17 at SEC foe Vanderbilt and the Mocs home opener is August 31 against Austin Peay. McKinney, ...
Mocs on the Mic 150 - Mark Wharton
July 24, 2023 14:21 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBWe start the fifth season of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, with host Chris Goforth and Chattanooga Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Mark Wharton. Wharton recaps the 2022-23 year and the accomplishments of the department. He was the winner of the Cushman & Wakefield Athletics Director of the Year Award given by NACA, one he attributes to the entire staff. Wharton, along with men’s assistant coach Ander Galfsky, also participated in the prestigious 2023 ...
Mocs on the Mic 149 - Men's Golf Season Wrap
June 30, 2023 18:17 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth talks with men’s golf head coach Blaine Woodruff on the Mocs’ historic season. The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team rose to national prominence again with a special 2022-23 season. The squad won four times as a group with two individual wins setting scoring records throughout the history books. The final ranking of No. 41 is the highest the program has been rated since the end of 2012 (27). It also...
Mocs on the Mic 148 - SoCon Champ Lesley Green
June 02, 2023 18:08 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic, host Chris Goforth meets up with cross country and track and field head coach Andy Meyer and Southern Conference champion Lesley Green. Green and Meyer look back to the dedication and preparation needed to accomplish a championship. Lesley Green looks back on starting her career in track and field and what led her to Chattanooga. After redshirting the cross country season, she went on to earn a pair of all-conference finishes at the Souther...
Mocs on the Mic 147 - Softball SoCon Preview
May 09, 2023 14:49 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBIt’s Southern Conference time for the Chattanooga Mocs softball team. Head coach Frank Reed and senior Emily Coltharp talk about the season and preview the league championships with host Chris Goforth. The Mocs are the No. 6 seed and will take on No. 3 Furman in the opening round. UTC has won 15 Southern Conference Tournament titles including in 2022 in thrilling comeback fashion. Follow each episode of Mocs on the Mic on GoMocs.com, Spotify or Apple Podcasts as we discuss all thi...
Mocs on the Mic 146 - Tennis Season Review
April 27, 2023 19:03 - 29 minutes - 27 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth takes a dive into recapping the men's and women's successful tennis seasons with men's head coach Chuck Merzbacher and junior Peyton Gatti along with women's head coach Chad Camper. The men's tennis team is coming off a historic 2023 campaign in which the squad won its first regular season Southern Conference title in program history. The Mocs, who finished 18-7 overall, made its first Southern Confere...
Mocs on the Mic 145 - Coach Frank Reed
April 21, 2023 13:12 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, softball head coach Frank Reed can’t wait to get back to Frost Stadium. He and host Chris Goforth talk about this important move and what to expect. Hear what he has to say about the season and what’s to come. Frost Stadium underwent renovations this year and the Mocs have played on nearly Warner Park Field #3 for the season. Now the team gets to go back to their home field for this weekend’s series against UNCG. New turf, ...
Mocs on the Mic 144 - Meet Coaches Speir and Knox
March 30, 2023 13:48 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth introduces new football coaches Zeb Speir and D.J. Knox. Speir, from Sylva, N.C., is the son of former Western Carolina head coach Mark Speir. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in three-and-a-half years from Appalachian State in 2018 where he was quarterback. The Mountaineers were three-time Sun Belt Conference Champs in his time and four-time Bowl winners. Knox, a native of Fairburn, Ga., is a 2018 gra...
Mocs on the Mic 143 - HOF Hodge and Kocsis
March 23, 2023 15:42 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBOn the latest episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth goes into the “Way Back Machine” to talk with 2022 Hall of Famers Steven Kocsis (cross country/track) and Jonathan Hodge (men’s golf). Jonathan Hodge – Men’s Golf – 2006-09 Jonathan Hodge was a two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008. He graduated with a school-record 71.41 scoring average, a mark that is now ranks second. He was a second team All-American as a junior whe...
Mocs on the Mic 142 - NCAA Women's Basketball Preview
March 16, 2023 19:58 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThe Mocs are dancing!! The Chattanooga women basketball team makes its 16th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2017. Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank host Chris Goforth sits with UTC head coach Shawn Poppie as he makes his first trip into March Madness against his former team. Poppie was an assistant coach for Kenny Brooks at Virginia Tech for six seasons, associate head coach for his last three. Chattanooga pounced through the SoCon Tournament, winning each g...
Mocs on the Mic 141 - Wrestling NCAA Preview
March 10, 2023 20:55 - 30 minutes - 28 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth talks with wrestlilng head coach Kyle Ruschell and National Qualifiers Brayden Palmer and Matthew Waddell. The pair, along with Rocky Jordan, qualified for the NCAA Championships beginning March 16 and runs through the 18th in Tulsa, Okla. Brayden Palmer, the 18 seed, opens against No. 15 Zach Redding from Iowa State. A win would likely setup a Southern Scuffle rematch with No. 2 Oklahoma State's Dat...
Mocs on the Mic 140 - SoCon Basketball Championships Preview
March 02, 2023 19:09 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank host Chris Goforth talks with the Mocs head coaches as UTC makes its way to the Southern Conference Championships this weekend in Asheville, N.C. Women’s head coach Shawn Poppie looks forward to his team’s chances in the SoCon Tournament as the No. 2 seed in his first season. UTC will take on Furman for the fourth time in five years. The Mocs finished the season 17-12 overall, 10 more wins than the previous year, and 9-5 in ...
Mocs on the Mic 139 - NFL Prospect McClendon Curtis
February 23, 2023 19:53 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, former Chattanooga football player McClendon Curtis talks with host Chris Goforth about his post-UTC career opportunities. Mocs highly decorated lineman McClendon accepted an invitation to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl. He and Goforth talk about his experience in Mobile, Ala., and what he learned about himself. Curtis showed off his talents in multiple positions along the offensive line and impressed the scouts with his v...
Mocs on the Mic 138 - Football Spring Practice
February 16, 2023 20:10 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth talks with Rusty Wright, head coach of the Chattanooga Mocs football program. Wright discusses the 2023 Signing Class with 23 coming on board this coming year. Eleven are already on campus which leads to the second part of the discussion...spring practice. The Mocs are off to an early start this year with drills already underway. In fact, the group completes the cycle with a spring showcase on March 10 ...
Mocs on the Mic 137 - Softball Preview
February 09, 2023 15:07 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth talks with softball head coach Frank Reed on the season and updates on Frost Stadium. The Mocs were picked to finish third in the SoCon by the league coaches, but that didn’t stop a slew of preseason awards for the Mocs. Senior Emily Coltharp was named the Southern Conference Preseason Player of the Year. She earned the honor in 2021 as well. She is joined on the all-conference first team by fellow senior...
Mocs on the Mic 136 - Let's Talk Volleyball
February 01, 2023 17:54 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth takes a dive into the volleyball programs with Julie Torbett (Director of Volleyball) and Darin Van Horn (Head Beach Volleyball Coach) to gain an update inside each program. The indoor volleyball team is coming off highly-successful 2022 fall season in which the team finished with its first winning season since 2016 behind a 17-16 overall record. The team advanced to the SoCon Tournament semifinals als...
Mocs on the Mic 135 - Tennis Spring Preview
January 27, 2023 16:13 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth sits down with men's head tennis coach Chuck Merzbacher and women's head tennis coach Chad Camper to discuss the start of the 2023 spring campaign. The women's tennis team is off to a 2-0 start for the fourth-straight season after picking up season-opening road wins at UNC Asheville and WKU in the early stages of the spring season. The men's program kicked off its spring slate with a battle in Tusc...
Mocs on the Mic 134 - Hall of Fame Softball and Women's Tennis
January 20, 2023 19:55 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBOn this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth takes us back with Hall of Fame inductees Meg Glass and Lacey Swarthout. Meg Glass Bandy was the MVP of the 1991 Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament and a three-time SoCon singles champion. She is one of nine individuals in SoCon history to win three or more singles titles in a career and was a member of the SoCon 100th Anniversary Team. She also won two SoCon doubles titles and was a two-time A...
Mocs on the Mic 133 - Southern Scuffle Preview
December 29, 2022 20:38 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth talks with Mocs head coach Kyle Ruschell about the upcoming Southern Scuffle. Coming up January 1-2 is the 2023 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear. One of the toughest in-season collegiate tournaments in the nation, the Scuffle field includes nearly 20 All-Americans, three national champions and top-10 competitors at every weight. Oklahoma State, Missouri, Iowa State, Stanford, Minn...