GAME NOTES | TUESDAY PRESSER | GAME WEEK PRIMER | STATS
 
CHATTANOOGA---The 11th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs eyes are fully ahead on the task at hand. The Mocs head back to the Palmetto State going to Charleston, S.C., to square off with The Citadel Bulldogs on Saturday.
 
It's another pivotal Southern Conference matchup with the Mocs one game out of first trailing No. 10 Samford (5-0) which hosts VMI today. No. 13 Furman (5-1) and No. 12 Mercer (5-1) have the weekend off.
 
It's another week of strength against strength. The Bulldogs average 201.1 yards per game running the football. The Mocs lead the SoCon in stopping the run at 98.4 ypg. Both squads are run-heavy schemes with an eye on controlling the ball and the clock.
 
Chattanooga is solid keeping it for more than 31 minutes a contest (31:05). The Citadel are the nation's leaders nearly 37 minutes (36:53). When we say leading the country, it's all NCAA levels – DI (FBS & FCS), DII and DIII.
 
This has been a nail-biting matchup for some time. While the Mocs have won five of their last six visits to Johnson Hagood Stadium, the last two wins – 29-28 in 2018 and 25-24 in spring 2021 – came on 2-point conversions in overtime.
 
Saturday's broadcast is on ESPN+. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.
 
QUOTABLE
Tight End Jay Gibson on the need to make the most of opportunities against The Citadel:
"We need to make sure we make plays count. Normally in a game, you get around 70-75 plays, but we'll probably only get around 50-55 this weekend with how Citadel controls the ball, and how slow they play. Just making the most of every opportunity and not having any wasted possessions is gonna be crucial."
 
Linebacker Kam Jones on the challenge posed by The Citadel's offensive attack:
"I think the biggest thing is eye discipline. Just make sure you put your eyes in the right place, take the right steps and doing that every single down. That's the hardest thing. Just being consistent with your eyes because that offense does a good job at moving fast and put a lot of things in your reads, making it cloudy. As a unit, we have to be disciplined with our eyes and reads, and make sure you do that every single down."
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW

• Last seven meetings with The Citadel are all one-score margins. The cumulative score is 168-174 with a 4-3 advantage to the Mocs in wins.
• 36 "explosive" plays through eight games (4.5/game) with Ailym Ford's 10 (7 rush/3 pass) leading the way. Sam Phillips and Jamoi Mayes lead the receivers with six each.
• The last eight meetings featured explosive opening scores for the Mocs. All came in the squad's first possession except 2019 (2nd).
  2014: 1st play | C.J. Board 66-yard pass from Jacob Huesman
  2015: 1st play | Xavier Borishade 75-yard pass from Alejandro Bennifield from Jacob Huesman
  2016: 1st play | C.J. Board 75-yard pass from Alejandro Bennifield
  2017: 2nd play | Darrell Bridges 61-yard run
  2018: 3rd play | Bryce Nunnelly 76-yard pass from Nick Tiano
  2019: 8th play | Tyrin Summers 75-yard pass from Nick Tiano
  2020-21: 1st play | Juwan Tyus 75-yard pass from Drayton Arnold
  2021: 2nd play | Tyrell Price 75-yard run
   

MEDIA
TV – ESPN+- Dave Weinstein (PxP) & Jason Kempf (Analysis)
 
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
 
MOCS TRI-PACK TICKET DEAL
The final home football weekend has two friends at home as well with men's and women's basketball competing in the Roundhouse. For just $25, fans get tickets to all three games with men's basketball on Thursday, Nov. 10, and football and women's hoops in action on Saturday the 12th.
 
MBB vs. Oakland City, 7 p.m.
FB vs. Samford, 1:30 p.m.
WBB vs. Austin Peay, 7 p.m.
 
Tickets can be purchased online at gomocs.com/tickets or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
 
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
 
Week 8
FedEx Ground FCS National Team of the Week
Athlon FCS National Team of the Week
Kameron Brown, SoCon Defensive Player of the Week
 
Week 9
Ty Boeck, TSWA Tennessee Defensive Player of the Week
 
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