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CHATTANOOGA---It's home for back-to-back weeks for the 9th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs. The stretch starts this Saturday as VMI visits Finley Stadium. The Mocs sit in third-place place at 2-0 in the Southern Conference, while the Keydets bring an 0-2 league mark.
 
The Mocs are just a half-game off the pace in league race. Last week's bye puts the squad behind Mercer and Samford at 3-0. The Keydets are coming off a 44-21 home loss to ETSU.
 
Chattanooga is paced by a pair of juniors in running back Ailym Ford on offense and edge Jay Person along the defensive front. Ford averages 105.6 yards per game on the ground, while Person holds the league's top sack (6.0) and tackles for loss (10.0) numbers.
 
VMI comes to the Scenic City for the first time since 2018. The Keydets scored 37 points and threw for 306 yards in last season's overtime loss in Lexington.
 
Saturday's broadcast is on ESPN+ and the Mocs Sports Network. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m.
   
TICKETS
Home tickets can be purchased at the link above or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627). Single-game sales start at $15.
 
It's Salute to Heroes Week in Chattanooga. All active military, first responders, doctors and nurses get a free general admission ticket to the contest. Those tickets need to be picked up at the box office with identification. Additional tickets are available to family members at the discounted price of $12.
 
COACHES       
Chattanooga: Rusty Wright (Chattanooga '96) | UTC: 19-14 (4th) | Career: Same | vs. VMI: 0-2
VMI: Scott Wachenheim (Air Force '83) | VMI: 24-55 (8th) | Career: Same | vs. UTC: 2-4  
 
SERIES           
Game: 28th | Record: 17-9-1 | H: 9-3-1 | A: 8-6 | SoCon: 16-8-1 | Last 5: 3-2 | Streak: -2
 
MEDIA
TV – ESPN+: Chris Goforth (pbp), Scott McMahen (analysis) & Dave Keylon (sideline)
 
Radio – Mocs Sports Network: 96.1 FM, 100.3 FM & 1070 AM – Jim Reynolds (PxP), Todd Agne (Analysis) & Will Poindexter (Sideline). Also available online at GoMocs.com.
 
Listen Live – Radio broadcast is available for free online at GoMocs.com & on the Varsity Network App
 
LAST MEETING
37-34 (OT) loss last October in Foster Stadium
- Rushed for 242 yards with two 100-yard rushers in Tyrell Price (122) & Ailym Ford (118)…last time with two topping 100 yards in same game? Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks (139) & Nick Tiano (100) in the Nov. 9, 2019 win at Samford.
- Kam Jones had a career-best 16 stops…team-high 1.5 TFLs including a half-sack.
- The Keydets' 485 yards total offense was a season high against the Chattanooga defense. Gave up 306 passing yards in the contest. The rest of the season? Allowed just 524 over final six games, 87.3 ypg.
 
QUOTABLE
Preston Hutchinson on being back in Finley Stadium:
"The experiences I had at Finley for our two home games were great, and it feels like it's been a while. It feels like it's been more than a month since we've been there. So I'm just super excited to get around our fans and around our colors again."
 
Devonnsha Maxwell on the challenge playing VMI:
"They play hard for 60 minutes and don't stop coming at you on either side of the ball. You have to be disciplined. We just need lock in and play as hard as they play."
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW

• QB Preston Hutchinson is 33-48-1 for 474 yards with four TDs and a 68.8 completion percentage in Finley Stadium.
• DT Devonnsha Maxwell has 24.0 sacks and 33.0 TFLs in his 20 career SoCon appearances. He has 5.5 TFLs with 4.5 sacks in three career games against the Keydets.
• RB Ailym Ford scored multiple TDs in five of the last six games. The lone outlier is the loss at Illinois. He has 19 TD (17 rush/2 rec) in his last 16 games.

 
2022 WEEKLY HONORS
Week 1
Reuben Lowery III, SoCon Defensive Player of the Week
Reuben Lowery III, TSWA Tennessee Defensive Player of the Week
Ailym Ford, TSWA Tennessee Offensive Player of the Week
 
Week 2
Preston Hutchinson, SoCon Offensive Player of the Week
Preston Hutchinson, TSWA Tennessee Offensive Player of the Week
 
Week 3
Preston Hutchinson, SoCon Offensive Player of the Week
Preston Hutchinson, TSWA Tennessee Offensive Player of the Week
Ty Boeck, TSWA Tennessee Defensive Player of the Week
 
Week 5
Ailym Ford, TSWA Tennessee Offensive Player of the Week
Reuben Lowery III, SoCon September Defensive Player of the Month
Jay Person, TSWA Tennessee Defensive Player of the Week
 
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