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12/05/21 - Cole Strange, rSr/2022, Chattanooga + More +

2021 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Cole Strange, Sr., Chattanooga,...There were eight Mocs named first two between the two voting panels. Strange and Maxwell were joined by offensive lineman McClendon Curtis, running back Ailym Ford and safeties Brandon Dowdell and Jerrell Lawson as consensus first team selections. Defensive lineman Ben Brewton joined them on the coaches side, while Ty Boeck was on the media side. The seven first teamers on both teams led the league. The Mocs and Bucs matched each other with 12 honorees on the coaches all-conference and all-freshman squads. Strange is an apt term for this note. It's Cole's fifth All-SoCon selection but FIRST first team despite sharing the Jacobs Blocking Award a year ago. It marks three straight first team nods for Maxwell, while Boeck slides in with three straight picks but first on first team. - Chattanooga Football

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OG Cole Strange, Chattanooga
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12/05/21 - McClendon Curtis, rSr/2023, Chattanooga + More +

2021 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL McClendon Curtis, Jr., Chattanooga,...There were eight Mocs named first two between the two voting panels. Strange and Maxwell were joined by offensive lineman McClendon Curtis, running back Ailym Ford and safeties Brandon Dowdell and Jerrell Lawson as consensus first team selections. Defensive lineman Ben Brewton joined them on the coaches side, while Ty Boeck was on the media side. The seven first teamers on both teams led the league. The Mocs and Bucs matched each other with 12 honorees on the coaches all-conference and all-freshman squads. - Chattanooga Football

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OT McClendon Curtis, Chattanooga
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12/05/21 - Ailym Ford, rSr/2024, Chattanooga + More +

2021 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB Ailym Ford, So., Chattanooga,...There were eight Mocs named first two between the two voting panels. Strange and Maxwell were joined by offensive lineman McClendon Curtis, running back Ailym Ford and safeties Brandon Dowdell and Jerrell Lawson as consensus first team selections. Defensive lineman Ben Brewton joined them on the coaches side, while Ty Boeck was on the media side. The seven first teamers on both teams led the league. The Mocs and Bucs matched each other with 12 honorees on the coaches all-conference and all-freshman squads. - Chattanooga Football

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RB Ailym Ford, Chattanooga
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11/23/21 - Cole Strange, rSr/2022, Chattanooga + More +

2021 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE JACOBS BLOCKING AWARD WINNER (COACHES): Cole Strange, Sr., OL, Chattanooga,...Strange, who also shared the Jacobs Blocking Award last season, becomes Chattanooga's second player to win it in consecutive years, joining Corey Levin (2014-15). Strange's selection is the Mocs' fifth overall, as Mike Nease won UTC's first in 1983...Strange helped Chattanooga lead the league with just nine sacks against all season, an average of just 0.82 per game, a mark that ranks fourth in the FCS this season. He also helped clear the way for 1,000-yard rusher and first-team All-SoCon running back Ailym Ford, who ranked second in the league in yards per game. - Southern Conference Football

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OG Cole Strange, Chattanooga
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11/23/21 - Devonnsha Maxwell, rSr/2023, Chattanooga + More +

2021 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Devonnsha Maxwell, Jr., DL, Chattanooga,...Chattanooga's Maxwell leads the SoCon with 12.0 sacks, double what anyone else in the league has and good for fifth in the FCS. His 1.09 sacks per game rank eighth in the FCS. Maxwell leads the SoCon and ranks 15th in the FCS with 15.5 tackles for loss on the season, while his 1.4 per game rank 17th nationally. Maxwell totaled 42 tackles (28 solo) this season...Maxwell was a two-time SoCon Defensive Player of the Week presented by GEICO this season, first earning the honor after matching the school record with 3.5 sacks for 24 yards in a win at North Alabama and winning again after a school-record 5.0 sacks for 27 yards in a win over then-No. 10 ETSU...Maxwell's selection marks the ninth time a Chattanooga player has been named the defensive player of the year by the coaches and is the first since defensive lineman Isaiah Mack was honored in 2018. He is the Mocs' sixth selection since 2012. - Southern Conference Football

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DT Devonnsha Maxwell, Chattanooga
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11/06/21 - Tyrell Price, rSr/2022, Chattanooga + More +

Chad Copeland passed for a touchdown and ran for another as Chattanooga rolled over Wofford 35-10 on Saturday. Copeland was 14-of-20 passing for 200 yards including a 44-yard touchdown to Chris James. Copeland scored on a 1-yard run for the game's first score to begin run of 21 second-quarter points, his TD run and scoring pass bookending a 27-yard touchdown run by Ailym Ford for a 21-3 halftime lead. Ford finished with 98 yards on 16 carries. Tyrell Price also had 16 carries for 81 yards and a score. Gino Appleberry added the other Mocs touchdown. James Wells returned a kickoff 73 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter for the Terriers (1-8, 0-7), who have lost a program-record 11 straight Southern Conference games dating to last spring, a streak that began with a 24-13 loss at Chattanooga. The Mocs (6-3, 5-1) are in a three-way tie with East Tennessee State and Mercer atop the Southern Conference. - AP College Football

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RB Tyrell Price, Chattanooga
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10/30/21 - Tyrell Price, rSr/2022, Chattanooga + More +

Tyrell Price rushed for 110 yards and Ailym Ford ran for 108 and the game's only touchdown as Chattanooga defeated Furman 13-3 in Southern Conference play on Saturday. Ford's TD came on Chattanooga's first possession of the game, capping a seven-play, 75-yard drive with a 2-yard run. It was the only score of the first half. Furman pulled within 7-3 on a 24-yard field goal by Timmy Bleekrode with 5:54 remaining in the third quarter. The Mocs (5-3, 4-1) answered on the ensuing drive with freshman Aaron Sears' 40-yard field goal for a 10-3 lead. Sears kicked a 38-yarder with 5:57 left in the game to finish the scoring. Cole Copeland completed 13 of 20 passes for 146 yards with one interception for Chattanooga. Price and Ford accounted for 218 of the Mocs' 245 yards on the ground. Freshman Jace Wilson was 4-of-14 passing for 47 yards with one interception for the Paladins (4-4, 2-3). Devin Abrams carried nine times for 68 yards. Furman had just 157 yards of offense with 67 of those coming on a 44-yard run by Abrams and a 23-yarder by Wilson. - AP College Football

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RB Tyrell Price, Chattanooga
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10/25/21 - Jude Kelley, rSr/2025, Chattanooga + More +

OCT 25 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Jude Kelley, Georgia Tech, Fr., PK, Acworth, Ga.,...Put Georgia Tech in position to nearly rally from a 21-point deficit with less than four minutes remaining by converting two perfectly executed onside kicks in the final two minutes of the Yellow Jackets' 48-40 loss to Virginia ... Also had a perfectly executed sky kick earlier in the second half that pinned UVA inside its own 10 yard line ... Kelley is now a perfect 3-for-3 on onside kick attempts this year. - ACC Football

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K Jude Kelley, Chattanooga
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10/23/21 - Cole Copeland, Sr/2023, Chattanooga + More +

Cole Copeland passed for 261 yards and two touchdowns, and he also rushed for two scores as Chattanooga beat Samford 55-13 on Saturday. On Chattanooga's first offensive play, Tyrell Price came out of the backfield and caught a short pass over the middle from Copeland before racing 42 yards for a score. Copeland capped an eight-play drive on the Mocs' next possession with a 2-yard score for a 14-3 lead. It was 31-3 at halftime. Ailym Ford carried it 28 times for 139 yards for Chattanooga (4-3, 3-1 Southern), which has won seven straight in the series. Copeland was 11-of-14 passing. Rashun Freeman highlighted the defense effort for Chattanooga with a 2-yard pick-six. Jerrell Lawson intercepted his fourth pass of the season, and sixth of career, and Brandon Dowdell also made an interception. Liam Welch was 15 of 29 for 131 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions for Samford (3-4, 2-3). The Bulldogs had just 11 first first downs and 200 yards of total offense. - AP College Football

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QB Cole Copeland, Chattanooga
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10/02/21 - Tyrell Price, rSr/2022, Chattanooga + More +

Cole Copeland passed for two touchdowns and ran for one of Chattanooga's four rushing scores as the Mocs beat Western Carolina 45-17 on Saturday. Chattanooga led 21-3 in the first quarter for its most points in the opening frame since 2017. Tyrell Price, Gino Appleberry and Ailym Ford each rushed for 70-plus yards and a score for Chattanooga (2-2, 1-0 Southern). Price's TD went for 57 yards and Ford had a 54-yarder as six rushers combined for 271 yards while WCU was held to 277 total yards.

Ford, who entered with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games, carried it 16 times for 74 yards to become the fastest high-school signee to reach 1,500 career yards rushing in program history. Both of KeShawn Toney's catches went for a touchdown, and Telly Plummer, Brandon Dowdell and Jerrell Lawson each made an interception for Chattanooga. Western Carolina (0-5, 0-2) is still seeking its first victory under first-year head coach Kerwin Bell. The Catamounts had their road losing streak extended to 11 games. WCU has dropped 11 of the last 12 series meetings – and 15 of the last 18 overall dating to 2006. - AP College Football

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RB Tyrell Price, Chattanooga
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09/24/21 - Ty Boeck, rSr/2023, Chattanooga + More +

SEPT 20 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ty Boeck, Jr., LB, Chattanooga, Soddy Daisy, Tenn.,...Chattanooga linebacker Ty Boeck had a season-high 13 tackles in the Mocs' 28-23 loss to SEC East leader Kentucky on Saturday. With the Wildcats at the UTC 30-yard line in the second quarter, the junior from Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, had a strip sack for 8 yards, with the Mocs recovering the fumble. Boeck led a defensive unit that held Kentucky 12 points, 140.5 rushing yards and 45 passing yards below its seasonal averages. Other nominees: Dominick Poole (The Citadel), Jalen Porter (ETSU), Wade White (Samford), Stone Snyder (VMI), Kareem Taylor (Western Carolina) and Joe Beckett (Wofford). - SoCon Football

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ILB Ty Boeck, Chattanooga
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09/11/21 - Ailym Ford, rSr/2024, Chattanooga + More +

Ailym Ford ran for 111 yards and a touchdown and Jerrell Lawson picked off a Jaylen Gipson pass and returned it 36 yards for a score as Chattanooga cruised to a 20-0 victory over North Alabama in nonconference play on Saturday. Aaron Sears' staked the Mocs (1-1) to a 3-0 lead with a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter. Ford scored his TD from a yard out to stretch Chattanooga's advantage to 10-0 at the 10:44 mark of the second quarter. Lawson's pick-6 came with just 42 seconds left in the half. The only scoring after intermission was Sears' 38-yard field goal in the final quarter. The Mocs did most of their damage on the ground, piling up 198 yards on 44 attempts. Cole Copeland was 10-of-22 passing for 98 yards with two interceptions. The Lions (0-2) were held to just 90 yards of offense and 10 first downs. North Alabama ran 25 times for only 38 yards. Gipson completed 10 of 21 passes. Chattanooga had a 14-minute advantage in time of possession. - AP College Football

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RB Ailym Ford, Chattanooga
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07/20/21 - Preston Hutchinson, rSr/2023, Chattanooga + More +

Eastern Michigan University junior quarterback Preston Hutchinson (Mason, Ohio-Mason) was named to the Maxwell Award preseason Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced today, July 19. It is the first time that Hutchinson has been named to the preseason watch list for the award that is given annually to the most outstanding player in college football. The award is proudly sponsored by Mammoth Tech and The Athletes' Corner, which are Executive Partners of the Maxwell Football Club. The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell who was a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official.

Assuming the role of quarterback in 2020 was Hutchinson, who recorded new career-highs in virtually every category. He put together an impressive junior season as he threw for 1,662 yards on 126-of-198 pass attempts, the 22nd most single-season passing yards by a QB in program history while notching two games with 300+ passing yards. The Mason, Ohio native tossed for 12 touchdowns, including a career-best four scores versus Toledo, Nov. 18, and added a career-best 87 rushing attempts for 206 yards and eight touchdowns. - Ann Arbor News

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QB Preston Hutchinson, Chattanooga
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03/13/21 - Tyrell Price, rSr/2022, Chattanooga + More +

Juwan Tyus scored on a 75-yard catch and run on Chattanooga's first snap of the game and Jay Gibson scored on a 3-yard shovel pass 2-point conversion on the final snap of the game to give the Mocs a 25-24 overtime win over The Citadel on Saturday. Tyrell Price scored his second touchdown on a four-yard run in overtime before the Mocs elected to go for the win. Drayton Arnold shoveled the ball inside to Gibson on the play that started from the left hashmark. The dramatic sequence was set up by a pass interference call on the Bulldogs in the end zone on a fourth-and-10 play from the 25. Chattanooga (2-1, 2-0 Southern Conference) was in control until a fumble and an interception allowed The Citadel to scored 10 points in the fourth quarter. The tying touchdown, an 11-yard pass from Jaylan Adams to Raleigh Webb on third-and-9, came with 41 seconds left. That came after Adams kept the drive alive on a tightrope 9-yard scramble on the left sideline on a fourth-and-7 from the Chattanooga 21 with 1:38 to play. - Chattanooga/AP College Football

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