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GameDay Ready: Mocs Hit the Road Again
9/11/2026 10:13:00 AM | Football
Jaden Nelson and the Chattanooga Mocs take to the road this Saturday to face Eastern Kentucky.
The Chattanooga Mocs football team is back on the road Saturday evening. It's a 6 p.m., kickoff, for the Mocs and Eastern Kentucky Colonels on ESPN+ at Kidd Stadium. It's just the seventh time the schools have met and the first since 2011. Get GameDay ready for the contest here…
Resources – Preview | Game Notes | Series | Live Stats | Roster | Tickets
Where to Watch
ESPN+ – EKU's broadcast team of Wes Chandler, Jonathan Duff and Michelle Knezonic call the action from Richmond. Click the link here for the broadcast.
Where to Listen
Mocs Sports Network – WFLI Chattanooga (96.1/100.3 FM & 1070 AM) is the flagship for the Mocs broadcast which can be heard near and far with access on GoMocs.com and the Varsity Network app. "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds has the call. He's joined in the booth by Todd Agne (Analysis) & on the sidelines by Will Poindexter. Click the link here for the broadcast. The new GoMocs app is in production. Upon completion, it will be one more location to catch the game.
Other Ways to Follow
Live stats for the contest are provided online by the Mocs statistical staff. Click the link here to follow the numbers. The Mocs communication staff is also on hand with timely posts on X and Instagram via @GoMocsFB.
Notes Drop:
In the Chattanooga Press
The Mocs are covered like a blanket in Chattanooga with the Times Free Press, TV affiliates from ABC, CBS & NBC, along with a myriad of online outlets, podcasts and social media. Here are a few stories available leading into this week's contest.
Football Ticket Quick Links – Season Tickets | Mini-Plans | Game
As always, for all Mocs and McKenzie Arena events, go to GoMocs.com/tickets. Football mini-plans and single-game tickets are available with season tickets on sale as well for men's and women's basketball along with wrestling. The Arena also has Leanne Morgan's "The Time of Our Lives" Tour available.
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. Wear what the teams wear in our BSN Team Store or go to the bookstore's official True Spirit Stop. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook, X & Instagram accounts. Find out how to join the Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here & by checking out NIL possibilities here.
Resources – Preview | Game Notes | Series | Live Stats | Roster | Tickets
Where to Watch
ESPN+ – EKU's broadcast team of Wes Chandler, Jonathan Duff and Michelle Knezonic call the action from Richmond. Click the link here for the broadcast.
Where to Listen
Mocs Sports Network – WFLI Chattanooga (96.1/100.3 FM & 1070 AM) is the flagship for the Mocs broadcast which can be heard near and far with access on GoMocs.com and the Varsity Network app. "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds has the call. He's joined in the booth by Todd Agne (Analysis) & on the sidelines by Will Poindexter. Click the link here for the broadcast. The new GoMocs app is in production. Upon completion, it will be one more location to catch the game.
Other Ways to Follow
Live stats for the contest are provided online by the Mocs statistical staff. Click the link here to follow the numbers. The Mocs communication staff is also on hand with timely posts on X and Instagram via @GoMocsFB.
Notes Drop:
- Top 20 Nationally...
Passes Defended: 2nd, 2.00, Keyshawn Jackson (1st SoCon)
Rush Defense: 6th, 57.0 (1st SoCon)
Forced Fumbles: 7th, 0.50, Ky Tayo (T1st SoCon)
KO Return Avg: 8th, 32.7, Davon Kiser (3rd SoCon)
FG/Game: 9th, 2.00, Jude Kelley (1st SoCon)
Total Defense: 10th, 228.0 (1st SoCon)
First Downs Allowed: 10th, 25 (1st SoCon)
Rush Yards: 13th, 192 (96.0), Kevin Lalin (3rd SoCon)
Pass Yards/Completion: 14th, 14.47 (SoCon Leader)
Pass Yards/Completion: 16th, 14.47, Battle Alberson (2nd SoCon)
Fewest Penalties/Game: 16th, 4.5 (3rd SoCon)
Interceptions/Game: 17th, 0.50, Kristian Ozane (T1st SoCon)
Scoring Defense: 20th, 17.0 (4th SoCon) - RBs Kevin Lalin (128 at West Georgia) and Journey Wyche (113 vs Tennessee Tech) opened the season with back-to-back 100-yard efforts. The last time that happened was to start the 2006 campaign with Eldra Buckley running off five in a row.
- Lalin needs 50 rushing yards for 2,500 (2,450). Needs 69 all-purpose yards for 3,000 (2,931).
- WR Ashton Schumann is just three catches from 150 and 77 yards away from 2,000 (147-1,923).
- RB Harrison Bey-Buie needs 136 rushing yards to reach 1,500 (1,364).
- K Jude Kelley (205) is 10 points shy of Rodney Allen (215/1989-92) on the all-time scoring list. Allen is currently ranked third for kick points behind 307 for Henrique Ribeiro (2012-16) and 242 by Matt Vick (1997-00).
- Kelley (33) is one FG behind Victor Ulmo (34/2017-20).
In the Chattanooga Press
The Mocs are covered like a blanket in Chattanooga with the Times Free Press, TV affiliates from ABC, CBS & NBC, along with a myriad of online outlets, podcasts and social media. Here are a few stories available leading into this week's contest.
- Kristian Ozane's first start of 2026 showed how far the Davidson transfer has come over the last year from TFP beat writer Gene Henley: click on story link here.
- Journey Wyche certainly impressed with his first appearance of the season per Henley: click on story link here.
- Running backs are a early talking point in Chattanooga. One has his own say. Click on this link to hear directly from Kevin Lalin on his remarkable journey.
- Henley shares the story of WR Davon Kiser working his way into the lineup: click on story link here.
- WDEF 12's (CBS) Rick Nyman takes a look at Coach Rusty Wright's belief in his team: click on story link here.
- Henley shares five things to know about Eastern Kentucky: click on story link here.
Football Ticket Quick Links – Season Tickets | Mini-Plans | Game
As always, for all Mocs and McKenzie Arena events, go to GoMocs.com/tickets. Football mini-plans and single-game tickets are available with season tickets on sale as well for men's and women's basketball along with wrestling. The Arena also has Leanne Morgan's "The Time of Our Lives" Tour available.
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. Wear what the teams wear in our BSN Team Store or go to the bookstore's official True Spirit Stop. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook, X & Instagram accounts. Find out how to join the Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here & by checking out NIL possibilities here.
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